Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 164
1007
2041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
1007
2041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 156
988
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
871
1848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
323
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
318
640 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 38
93 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Burkina Faso
38 Genera with 93 Species #ACDEFHILMPSTVZ
| Anthene Doubleday, 1773 | Ciliate Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1865 | Silver Spots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1862 | Cornelians | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1924 | Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaphilus Stempffer & ..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1834 | Royals | 7 | 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 | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1903 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1890 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrmoptera Karsch, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1893 | Ciliate blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1883 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1887 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1923 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Burkina Faso
93 Species and 8 Subspecies | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010 | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene marshalli Bethune-Baker, 1903 | | | Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Ciliate Blue | | 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 | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus avriko (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Cigaritis avriko Karsch, 1893 | | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 | Western Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013 | | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis avriko Karsch, 1893 | Fine Silverline | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Cupido cretosus Butler, 1895 | | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix baronica (Ungemach, 1932) | ⇒ Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | Scintillating Sapphire | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypolycaena anara Larsen, 1986 | Savanna Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | | Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Sudanian Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto Westwood, 1851 | Large Green Sapphire | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias Klug, 1834 | White Sapphire | | Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 | Western Savanna Woollylegs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903 | Small Fig Blue | | Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | Blue Heart Playboy | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spindasis avriko (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Cigaritis avriko Karsch, 1893 | | Spindasis banyoana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) | ⇒ Cigaritis avriko Karsch, 1893 | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Stugeta marmoreus Butler, 1866 | Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta olalae (Stoneham, 1934) | ⇒ Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 | | Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 | | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | | Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Triclema phoenicis (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893 | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Virachola dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Burkina Faso
 | | 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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