Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Beaufort West (Central Karoo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 89
254
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 88
253
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 88
253
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 67
218
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
32
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
32
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
32
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
18
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 8
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Beaufort West
8 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Beaufort West
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides caledoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Caledon Copper | | Aloeides kaplani Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Kaplan's Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Van Son's Copper | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Daisy Copper | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 | Dusky Marbled Sapphire | | Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969 | Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Beaufort West
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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