Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Free State (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1855
3226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1852
3216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 261
1801
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 160
1289
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
426
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
425
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
421
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
311
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
289
513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
95
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 40
83 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Free State
40 Genera with 83 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1976 | Coppers | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1899 | Ciliate Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1851 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | 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, 1864 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatomyrina Aurivillius, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1874 | Coppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1851 | Silverlines | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1971 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 1868 | | 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 Free State
83 Species and 5 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977 | Bampton's Copper | | Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Gowan's Copper | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 | McMaster's Copper | | Aloeides maluti Pringle, 1983 | Maluti Copper | | Aloeides natalensis (Tite & Dickson, 1968) | ⇒ Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Pennington's Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Riley's 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 | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | 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 chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Durbania amabilis (Staudinger, 1888) | ⇒ Durbania limbata Trimen, 1887 | | Durbania limbata Trimen, 1887 | Natal Rocksitter | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Gonatomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Leptomyrina lara Linnaeus, 1764 | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 | Southey's Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 | | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Poecilmitis aureus Van Son, 1966 | Golden Opal | | Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | | Poecilmitis lycegenes (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Chrysoritis lycegenes Trimen, 1874 | | Spindasis ella (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | | Spindasis masilikazi (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor pringlei Dickson, 1976 | Pringle's Skolly | | Thestor strutti Van Son, 1951 | Strutt's Skolly | | Thestor swanepoeli (Pennington, 1971) | ⇒ Thestor rossouwi C.G.C. Dickson, 1971 | | Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857 | Scarce Mountain Copper | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | 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 Free State | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 17
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 14
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information
|
