Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Chad (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1189
2393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 186
1188
2392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 178
1169
2353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
874
1872 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
176
281 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
148
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
140
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
35
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Chad
12 Genera with 21 Species | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1865 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1935 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1888 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1905 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chad
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Cigaritis baghirmii Stempffer, 1946 | | | Cigaritis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Sudanian Sapphire | | Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Spindasis baghirmii (Stempffer, 1946) | ⇒ Cigaritis baghirmii Stempffer, 1946 | | Spindasis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) | ⇒ Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Chad
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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