Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Eritrea (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 187
1282
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 185
1277
2406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
1273
2401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 124
1075
2143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
363
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
306
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
303
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
48
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 22
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Eritrea
22 Genera with 20 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1891 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1819 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1866 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1893 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eritrea
20 Species and 3 Subspecies | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891 | Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lachnocnema abyssinica Libert, 1996 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas Lucas, 1866 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Eritrea
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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