Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Gambia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
2438
4343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 289
2437
4342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 278
2394
4247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1936
3686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
701
1305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
700
1304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
464
946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
437
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
92
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 42
98 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gambia
42 Genera with 98 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1904 | Silver Spots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cephetola Libert, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 2004 | Cornelians | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaphilus Stempffer & ..., 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1904 | Royals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1872 | Woolly Legs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1985 | Playboys | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1895 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1905 | Ciliate blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1883 | Pied pierrots | 3 | 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 Gambia
98 Species and 13 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010 | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus guttatus (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Aphnaeus hollandi (Butler, 1902) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782 | Common Highflier | | Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | | Aphnaeus rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891 | Druce´s Sapphire | | Argiolaus lukabas | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Cephetola subcoerulea Roche, 1954 | Roche´s Epitola | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930 | | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix baronica (Ungemach, 1932) | ⇒ Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878) | ⇒ Plebejus christophi Staudinger, 1874 | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epamera iasis Hewitson, 1865 | | | Epitola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954) | ⇒ Cephetola subcoerulea Roche, 1954 | | Euchrysops eleusis Demaison, 1888 | | | Euchrysops enejus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956 | Senegal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) iasis (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto Westwood, 1851 | Large Green Sapphire | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) lukabas (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891 | | Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | Iasis Sapphire | | Lachnocnema brimo (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema emperamus Snellen, 1872 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema obliquisigna (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema rectifascia (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema sudanica (Snellen, 1872) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | Blue Heart Playboy | | Pilodeudorix diyllus Hewitson, 1878 | Green-streaked Playboy | | Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 | | | Pilodeudorix rodgersi Kielland, 1985 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spalgis latimarginata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 | | | Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 | | | Spalgis pilas | | | Spalgis pilos Druce, 1890 | | | Spalgis s-signata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Spindasis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) | ⇒ Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus sybaris sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla talayra talayra Champion, 1895 | | | Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | | Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | 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 Gambia | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 21
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 12
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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