Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Dar es Salaam Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 90
345
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 86
331
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 59
284
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
164
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
128
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
127
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
55
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Dar es Salaam Region
17 Genera with 18 Species | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1889 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1877 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1893 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1894 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Dar es Salaam Region
18 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus lalos Druce, 1896 | | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses punicea Smith, 1889 | Punic Scarlet | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Dar es Salaam Region
 | | 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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