Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
278
852 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 67
143 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Indian Ocean islands
67 Genera with 143 Species #ACDEFGHILMOPRSTUVZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1877 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1977 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1900 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1877 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1833 | Tailed Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1878 | Cornelians | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 0 | Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Horaga Moore, 1889 | Onyxs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1878 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1878 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1971 | Giant Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Liphyra Westwood, 1911 | Moth Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1896 | Boulder Copper | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1889 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhamma K. Johnson, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rysops Eliot, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1833 | Apeflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 0 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1855 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
143 Species and 27 Subspecies | Actizera atrigemmata Butler, 1878 | | | Actizera drucei Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene princeps smithii Mabille, 1877 | | | Anthene smithi Mabille, 1877 | | | Arhopala achelous achelous | | | Arhopala overdijkinki unda Ponomarenko, 1977 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Azanus sitalces Mabille, 1899 | Large Madagascar Babul Blue | | Azanus sitalces mayotti | | | Azanus soalalicus Karsch, 1900 | Small Madagascar Babul Blue | | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Catochrysops scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Chilades minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) | ⇒ Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido azureus | | | Cupido leucon | | | Cupido lucina Trimen, 0 | | | Cupido saguigutta | | | Cupido scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyclyrius mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Deudorix (Deudorix) maudei Joicey & Talbot, 1916 | | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix batikeli Boisduval, 1833 | | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix renidens Mabille, 1884 | | | Deudorix wardii Mabille, 1878 | | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Eicochrysops damiri Turlin, 1995 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops pauliani Stempffer, 1950 | | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops decaryi Stempffer, 1947 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops scintilla | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Freyeria minuscola | | | Freyeria minuscula (Aurivillius, 1909) | ⇒ Chilades miniscula Aurivillius, 1909 | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiolaus ceres Hewitson, 1865 | | | Hemiolaus cobaltina Aurivillius, 1899 | | | Hemiolaus maryra Mabille, 1887 | | | Hemiolaus varnieri | | | Horaga albimacula anytus (Staudinger, 1889) | ⇒ Horaga anytus Staudinger, 1889 | | Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874 | Buxton's Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena cobaltina (Aurivillius, 1899) | ⇒ Hemiolaus cobaltina Aurivillius, 1899 | | Hypolycaena margites (Mabille, 1900) | ⇒ Hemiolaus cobaltina Aurivillius, 1899 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus ramonza Saalmüller, 1878 | | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Iolaus argentarius Butler, 1879 | | | Iolaus mermeros Mabille, 1878 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops azureus Butler, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops caerulea Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops caeruleus | | | Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | | | Lepidochrysops leucon Mabille, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops turlini Stempffer, 1971 | | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) phidias Fabricius, 1793 | Madagascar Black-Eye | | Leptotes casca Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes mandersi Druce, 1907 | | | Leptotes mayottensis Tite, 1958 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes rabefaner Mabille, 1877 | | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Liphyra abbreviata Strand, 1911 | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena dorcas arcticus Ferris, 1977 | Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae balcanicola Graves, 1928 | | | Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | | Rapala suffusa anabasis Staudinger, 1889 | | | Rhamma paccius (K. Johnson, 1992) | ⇒ Rhamma arria Hewitson, 1870 | | Rysops scintilia | | | Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Catochrysops scintilla Mabille, 1877 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Spalgis lemolea tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Spalgis tintinga Boisduval, 1833 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Syntarucus pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Syntarucus rabefaner | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Tarucus rabefaner | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Uranothauma artemenes Mabille, 1880 | | | Virachola antalus Hopffer, 1855 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis antanossa | | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis antanossa Mabille, 1877 | African Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 35
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 19
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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