Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Comoros (Comoro Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
968
1722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 147
966
1719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 141
952
1703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
828
1553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
468
900 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
304
637 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
285
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
42
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Comoros
11 Genera with 13 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1980 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1878 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1958 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Comoros
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus sitalces Mabille, 1899 | Large Madagascar Babul Blue | | Azanus sitalces mayotti | | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 | | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus ramonza Saalmüller, 1878 | | | Leptotes casca Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes mayottensis Tite, 1958 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Comoros
 | | 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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