Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Kampala (Central Uganda, Uganda)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
505
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
505
712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 116
468
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
442
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
199
325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
199
325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
199
325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
126
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
114
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kampala
14 Genera with 17 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1924 | Ciliate Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopalpus Röber, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kampala
17 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924 | Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851 | Large Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Liptena xanthostola Holland, 1890 | Yellow Liptena | | Megalopalpus zymna Westwood, 1851 | Common Harvester | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Kampala
 | | 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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