Species list, Checklist of Family Lycaenidae (And blues) for Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	151 529 753	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	151 529 753	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	149 527 751	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	109 449 641	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	26 132 159	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	26 132 159	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	25 129 156	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Cossina Herrich-Schäffer, 1856	16 102 127	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Bombyces Scopoli, 1763	14 97 121	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies	5 52 71	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers	22 25	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape of Good Hope
22 Genera with 25 Species

Species list for Cape of Good Hope
25 Species and 4 Subspecies

Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870	Molomo Copper
Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782	Dull Copper
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847	Black-striped Hairtail
Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776	Aetolus Stripestreak
Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885
Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775	Common Scarlet
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782	Bush Bronze
Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782	Water Blue
Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864	Burnished Opal
Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824	Common Meadow Blue
Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862	Amakosa Rocksitter
Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790)	⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793
Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793	Common Hairstreak
Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775	Common Caerulean
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767	Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823	Brilliant Blue
Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862	Monkey Blue
Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922	Trimen's Blue
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767	Common Zebra Blue
Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775	Amber Fig-tree Blue
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780	Bubastes Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus bubastus Stoll, 1780
Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764	Fynbos Blue
Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857
Thestor protumnus Linnaeus, 1764	Boland Skolly
Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967	Large Silver-spotted Copper

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope

Subfamily	Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 Asian Sapphires, Coppers	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Miletinae Corbet, 1939 Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 Blues, Weak Blues	10 12	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Poritiinae Doherty, 1886	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Theclinae Swainson, 1831 Hairstreaks, Strong Blues	9 9	Genera Species	Taxom

Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)

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