Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Central Uganda (Uganda)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 164
891
1497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
891
1497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
846
1415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 126
781
1337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
372
731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
372
731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
372
731 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
256
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
241
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
100
295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 39
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Uganda
39 Genera with 74 Species #ACDEFHLMOPSTZ
| Anthene Doubleday, 1773 | Ciliate Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephetola Libert, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cerautola Libert, 1999 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1880 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 0 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 0 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Falcuna Stempffer & ..., 1906 | Marbles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hewitsonia Kirby, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1904 | Hairstreaks | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinopoda Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1935 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1890 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopalpus Röber, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1878 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxylides Hübner, J., 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1874 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 0 | Species | Taxom | Pseudaletis H.H. Druce, 1888 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1935 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1937 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrarhanis Karsch, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Uganda
74 Species and 9 Subspecies | Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene kampala Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Kampala Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924 | Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue | | Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773 | Common Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus catori cottoni | | | Argiolaus jamesoni entebbe | | | Argiolaus jamesoni entebbeae | | | Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928 | Intense Sapphire | | Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851 | | | Argiolaus silas ituriensis | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cephetola catuna catuna Kirby, 1890 | | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis cyssus | | | Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903 | Dark Brown Playboy | | Deudorix calignosa | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epamera hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904 | | | Epamera stenogrammica Riley, 1928 | | | Epitola cercene (Hewitson, 1873) | ⇒ Stempfferia cercene Hewitson, 1873 | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Epitola mengoensis (Bethune-Baker, 1906) | ⇒ Cephetola mengoensis Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Falcuna orientalis Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Oriental Marble | | Hewitsonia kirbii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Hypokopelates nyasnzana | | | Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851 | Large Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena hatita Hewitson, 1865 | Common Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena lebona Hewitson, 1865 | Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena ugandae (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869 | | Lachnocnema triangularis Libert, 1996 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Larinopoda tera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Liptena despecta Holland, 1890 | Small Black Liptena | | Liptena hapale Talbot, 1935 | | | Liptena ideodides | | | Liptena ideoides (Dewitz, 1886) | ⇒ Kakumia ideoides Dewitz, 1887 | | Liptena ilma (Aurivillius, 1895) | ⇒ Tetrarhanis ilma Hewitson, 1873 | | Liptena libyssa orientalis (Baker, 1906) | ⇒ Falcuna semliki Stempffer & ..., 1963 | | Liptena praestans Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Liptena xanthostola Holland, 1890 | Yellow Liptena | | Megalopalpus simplex Röber, 1886 | Eastern Harvester | | Megalopalpus zymna Westwood, 1851 | Common Harvester | | Myrina cyara (Hewitson, 1878) | ⇒ Drupadia scaeva Hewitson, 1863 | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Oxylides faunus Drury, 1773 | Common False Head | | Oxylides faunus feminina | | | Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910 | Inconspicuous Pentila | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 | Common Red Pentila | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Telipna neavei (Schultze, 1916) | ⇒ Telipna citrimaculata Schultze, 1921 | | Telipna nyanza Neave, 1904 | | | Telipna sanguinea depuncta Talbot, 1937 | | | Tetrarhanis ilma Hewitson, 1873 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Central Uganda | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 16
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 11
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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