Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Botswana (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
2337
4562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2335
4557 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 297
2273
4403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1925
3869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
638
1185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
637
1184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
441
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
422
873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 47
106 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Botswana
47 Genera with 106 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1976 | Zulus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1873 | Silver Spots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1898 | Gems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1873 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1956 | Buffs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cooksonia W.H.Lang, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1875 | Royals | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1949 | Giant Cupids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1879 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1924 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Botswana
106 Species and 21 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 | | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides molomo krooni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Kalahari Mottled Russet | | Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893 | Dune Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937 | | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene millari Trimen, 1893 | Millar's Hairtail | | Anthene minima Trimen, 1893 | Little Hairtail | | Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868 | Otacilia Hairtail | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus drucei (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887 | Hutchinson's Highflier | | Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996 | | | Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | | Aphnaeus phanes (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila singularis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Lannin´s Buff | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | Purple Gem | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | Silvery Bar | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Cnodontes vansomereni Stenpffer & ..., 1953 | Van Someren´s Buff | | Cnodontes vansoni (Stenpffer & ..., 1956) | ⇒ Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935 | | Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935 | | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hemiolaus caeculus tsodiloensis Pinhey, 1969 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Aphniolaus) pallene Wallengren, 1857 | Saffron Sapphire | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus Druce, 1885 | Straight-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874 | Mimosa Sapphire | | Iolaus mimosae rhodosense Stempffer & ..., 1959 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii Riley, 1928 | Nasisi Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) obscurus Aurivillius, 1924 | Iolaus obscura | | Iolaus (Epamera) penningtoni Stempffer & ..., 1959 | Pennington´s Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & He..., 1994 | Rossouw's Blue | | Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) henningi Dickson, 1976 | Henning's Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 | Common Fig-tree Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spalgis latimarginata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spalgis s-signata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 | Dusky Marbled Sapphire | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus sybaris linearis Aurivillius, 1924 | Dotted Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor basutus Wallengren, 1857 | Basuto Magpie | | Thestor basutus capeneri Dickson, 1972 | Northern Basuto Skolly | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Trimenia wykehami Dickson, 1969 | Nama-Karoo Silver-Spotted Copper | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | | Zeritis sorhagenii Dewitz, 1879 | Scarce Gem | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza hintza Trimen, 1864 | Hintza Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Botswana
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