Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Burundi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 178
1355
2910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 178
1355
2910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 168
1313
2798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
1218
2676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
323
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
323
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
323
708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
260
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
249
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
65
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 17
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Burundi
17 Genera with 34 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1924 | Ciliate Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1932 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1924 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1932 | Cornelians | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1924 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1906 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1925 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1914 | Playboys | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Burundi
34 Species and 7 Subspecies | Anthene afra Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black-edged Ciliate Blue | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937 | | | Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904 | Hobley's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961 | | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924 | Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue | | Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1898 | Dusky Purple | | Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890 | | | Baliochila neavei Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Neave´s Buff | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Capys catharus Riley, 1932 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Deudorix baronica (Ungemach, 1932) | ⇒ Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | | Deudorix congoana (Schultze & A..., 1910) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix congoana Aurivillius, 1923 | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona baronica Ungemach, 1932 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 | | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 | Divergent Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema laches Fabricius, 1793 | Southern Pied Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema riftensis Libert, 1996 | | | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Pilodeudorix congoana Aurivillius, 1923 | Eastern Green-streaked Playboy | | Pilodeudorix zelomina Rebel, 1914 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Burundi | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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