Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
48 Genera with 100 Species #ACDEFHILMPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1890 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1773 | Ciliate Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1782 | Silver Spots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresiomera Clench, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomyrina H.H. Druce, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1964 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1887 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeresia Stempffer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paradeudorix Libert, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1903 | Buffs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1895 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1917 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderesia Butler, 1873 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1908 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrarhanis Karsch, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1905 | Ciliate blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1923 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
100 Species and 13 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Allotinus similis (Kirby, 1890) | ⇒ Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891 | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Anthene starki Larsen, 2005 | Western Black-spot Ciliate Blue | | Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773 | Common Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 | Western Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013 | | | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782 | Common Highflier | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Citrinophila marginalis Kirby, 1887 | Narrow-margined Yellow | | Citrinophila similis Kirby, 1887 | Similar Yellow | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961 | Eastern Virgin | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes Smith, 1887 | Large Orange Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 | | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Deudorix odana Druce, 1887 | Indigo Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Eresiomera isca Hewitson, 1873 | Common Pearly | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypokopelates obscura (Bethune-Baker, 1914) | ⇒ Paradeudorix eleala Hewitson, 1865 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 | Libert´s Orange Playboy | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Iolaus (Epamera) iasis (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | Royal Sapphire | | Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 | Western Savanna Woollylegs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | Orange Silver Speckle | | Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966 | | | Liptena ferrymani Grose-Smith ..., 1891 | Ferryman´s Liptena | | Liptena ferrymani bigoti Stempffer, 1964 | | | Liptena pearmani Stempffer, 1974 | Pearman´s Liptena | | Liptena septistrigata Bethune-Baker, 1903 | Seven-striped Liptena | | Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887 | Simple Liptena | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866 | Common Harlequin | | Myrina nomion (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Paradeudorix eleala Hewitson, 1865 | Western Fairy Playboy | | Paradeudorix eleala viridis Stempffer, 1964 | | | Pentila catori (Hewitson, 1874) | ⇒ Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874 | | Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 | Common Red Pentila | | Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874 | Western Cream Pentila | | Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pilodeudorix catalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Pseuderesia catharina (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Pseuderesia eleaza catharina Butler, 1874 | | Pseuderesia eleaza Hewitson, 1873 | Variable Harlequin | | Pseuderesia eleaza catharina Butler, 1874 | | | Pseuderesia libentina | | | Pseuderesia nigra (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Pseuderesia eleaza Hewitson, 1873 | | Pseuderesia picta (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Pseuderesia eleaza Hewitson, 1873 | | Pseuderesia variegata (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Pseuderesia eleaza Hewitson, 1873 | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Spindasis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850) | ⇒ Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | | Spindasis paradoxa (Schultze, 1908) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Tetrarhanis symplocus Clench, 1965 | Clench´s on-off | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Triclema fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895 | Tiny Ciliate Blue | | Triclema hades (Bethune-Baker, 1910) | ⇒ Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | Triclema lamias Hewitson, 1878 | Blotched Ciliate Blue | | Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Zeritis bicolor (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis leonina (Sharpe, 1890) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Benin
 | | 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
|
