Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Ituri Province (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 4
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 3
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 2
9
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Ituri Province
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ituri Province
10 Species | Anthene ituria Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851 | Large Fairy Hairstreak | | Petrelaea aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | | Triclema obscura (Druce, 1910) | ⇒ Anthene obscura Druce, 1910 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Ituri Province
 | | 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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