Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 445
4424
8617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 444
4419
8607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 421
4334
8472 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 282
3735
7621 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 66
1240
2594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 65
1238
2590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1231
2551 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
810
1753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
746
1651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
175
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 67
162 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eastern Cape
67 Genera with 162 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1873 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bowkeria Quickelberge, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1938 | Coppers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1983 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbaniella Van Son, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbaniopsis Van Son, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erikssonia Trimen, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1873 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoides H. H. Druce, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1977 | Coppers | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1851 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1949 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1887 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eastern Cape
162 Species and 16 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides braueri C.G.C. Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Copper | | Aloeides caffrariae Henning, 1987 | Border Copper | | Aloeides caledoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Caledon Copper | | Aloeides clarki Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Coega Copper | | Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Depicta Copper | | Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Gowan's Copper | | Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 | McMaster's Copper | | Aloeides natalensis (Tite & Dickson, 1968) | ⇒ Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | | Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Nolloth's Copper | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides pallida N.D. Riley, 1938 | Giant Copper | | Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Pennington's Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides pringlei Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Pringle's Copper | | Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Quickelberge's Copper | | Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Riley's Copper | | Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893 | Dune Copper | | Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Susan's Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Aloeides taylori (Tite & C.G.C..., 1976) | ⇒ Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Van Son's Copper | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene minima Trimen, 1893 | Little Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Arhopala caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Aslauga australis Cottrell, 1981 | Southern Purple | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses croesus Trimen, 1862 | Dark-banded Scarlet | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Daisy Copper | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947 | Dickson's Copper | | Chrysoritis lyncurium Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Golden Opal | | Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864 | Sand-dune Opal | | Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Opal | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938 | Donkey Daisy Copper | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956 | Cape Grey | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Crudaria wykehami Dickson, 1983 | Straight Line Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891 | Large Green-banded Blue | | Deloneura immaculata ♰ Trimen, 1868 | Bashee River Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Durbaniella clarki Van Son, 1941 | Clark'S Rocksitter | | Durbaniopsis saga Trimen, 1883 | Boland Rocksitter | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891 | | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus Trimen, 1895 | Short Line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 | Yellow-banded Sapphire | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue | | Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 | Ball's Blue | | Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 | Brauer's Blue | | Lepidochrysops gariabilis | | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 | Southey's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 | Grassy Hill Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Mantoides gama gama Distant, 1886 | Distant’s Imperial | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Phasis argyroplaga (Dickson, 1967) | ⇒ Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | | Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Arrowhead | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Poecilmitis aureus Van Son, 1966 | Golden Opal | | Poecilmitis beulah (Quickelberg, 1966) | ⇒ Chrysoritis beulah Quickelberge, 1966 | | Poecilmitis braueri (Pennington, 1966) | ⇒ Chrysoritis braueri Pennington, 1967 | | Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | | Poecilmitis irene (Pennington, 1968) | ⇒ Chrysoritis irene Pennington, 1968 | | Poecilmitis lycia (Riley, 1938) | ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | | Poecilmitis midas (Pennington, 1962) | ⇒ Chrysoritis midas Pennington, 1962 | | Poecilmitis natalensis (Van Son, 1966) | ⇒ Chrysoritis natalensis Van Son, 1966 | | Poecilmitis pelion (Pennington, 1954) | ⇒ Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | | Poecilmitis penningtoni (Riley, 1938) | ⇒ Chrysoritis penningtoni Riley, 1938 | | Poecilmitis perseus (Henning, 1977) | ⇒ Chrysoritis perseus Henning, 1977 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spindasis ella (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | | Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Stugeta subinfuscata Grünberg, 1910 | Dusky Marbled Sapphire | | Tajuria cippus maxentius Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Peacock Royal | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor braunsi (Van Son, 1941) | ⇒ Thestor calviniae Riley, 1954 | | Thestor compassbergae Quickelberge..., 1970 | Compassberg Skolly | | Thestor dryburghi Van Son, 1966 | Dryburg's Skolly | | Thestor murrayi Swanepoel, 1954 | Murray's Skolly | | Thestor penningtoni Van Son, 1949 | Pennington's Skolly | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968 | Karoo Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857 | Scarce Mountain Copper | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 5
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 29
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 23
77 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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