Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
1130
2108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
1094
2038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
975
1895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
645
1296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
643
1294 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
641
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
484
1027 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
461
990 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
102
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Eswatini
48 Genera with 114 Species #ABCDEFHILMOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1976 | Zulus | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1857 | Coppers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1851 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1873 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1895 | Protea Butteflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1887 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1873 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1956 | Buffs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cooksonia W.H.Lang, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1948 | Cornelians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1891 | Royals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1879 | Fig Tree Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1851 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1980 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1973 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Eswatini
114 Species and 19 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula ochroma Vári, 1976 | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides damarensis damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Northern Damara Russet | | Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Transvaal Copper | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides taikosoma Wallengren, 1857 | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita definita Butler, 1899 | Common Hairtail | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene millari Trimen, 1893 | Millar's Hairtail | | Anthene minima Trimen, 1893 | Little Hairtail | | Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868 | Otacilia Hairtail | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887 | Hutchinson's Highflier | | Aphnaeus natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush 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 aslanga (Trimen, 1873) | ⇒ Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Capys alphaeus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea | | Capys alphaeus extentus Quickelberge, 1979 | | | Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895 | Russet Protea | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | Purple Gem | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | Chrysoritis aethon Trimen, 1887 | Lydenburg Opal | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873 | Silvery Bar | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Cnodontes vansomereni Stenpffer & ..., 1953 | Van Someren´s Buff | | Cnodontes vansoni (Stenpffer & ..., 1956) | ⇒ Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935 | | Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935 | | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Deudorix penningtoni Van Son, 1949 | Pennington´s Playboy | | Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 | Van Son's Playboy | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Durbania amakosa ayresi Van Son, 1941 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hemiolaus caeculus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Aphniolaus) pallene Wallengren, 1857 | Saffron Sapphire | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus Druce, 1885 | Straight-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874 | Mimosa Sapphire | | Iolaus mimosae rhodosense Stempffer & ..., 1959 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) sidus Trimen, 1864 | Red-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Iolaus julianus Staudinger, 1891 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema laches Fabricius, 1793 | Southern Pied Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 | Bronze Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) gorgias Stoll, 1790 | Black Eye | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) henningi Dickson, 1976 | Henning's Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879 | Common Fig-tree Blue | | Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Restless Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spindasis masilikazi (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Tarucus bowkeri Trimen, 1883 | Bowker´s Blue | | Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thestor basutus Wallengren, 1857 | Basuto Magpie | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza krooni Dickson, 1973 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Eswatini
 | | 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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