Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Bulawayo (South Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 183
1061
1774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 183
1061
1774 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1048
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
968
1688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
223
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
223
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
222
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
124
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
114
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
34
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bulawayo
12 Genera with 14 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1857 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1909 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1900 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1874 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulawayo
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aphnaeus rex Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874 | Namaqua Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Eicochrysops mahalkakoena | | | Epamera alienus Trimen, 1898 | | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Bulawayo
 | | 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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