Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Katanga (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
1377
2971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
1376
2970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
1355
2938 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
1278
2815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1000
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
997
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
605
1449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
569
1392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
48
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Katanga
17 Genera with 32 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1893 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 0 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrocheila Staudinger, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1889 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1905 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1901 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1905 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1947 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1926 | Buffs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1905 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Katanga
32 Species and 6 Subspecies | Anthene musagetes anadema | | | Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891 | Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene xanthopoecilus Holland, 1893 | | | Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891 | Eriksson´s Highflier | | Aphnaeus erikssoni bruneeli | | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Argyrocheila inundifera Hawker-Smith, 1933 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupido gussfeldtii | | | Cupido skotios | | | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eresina bergeri Stampffer, 1956 | | | Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops skatios | | | Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | | | Liptena fatima Kirby, 1890 | Fatima Liptena | | Liptena fulvicans Hawker-Smith, 1933 | | | Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 | | | Liptena homeyeri homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 | | | Liptena ilma (Aurivillius, 1895) | ⇒ Tetrarhanis ilma Hewitson, 1873 | | Liptena libyssa latimarginata | | | Liptena xantha Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Lycaenesthes anadema H.H.Druce, 1905 | | | Ornipholidotos overlaeti Stempffer, 1947 | Overlaet´s Glasswing | | Pentila connectens Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Pentila elisabethae | | | Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Pentila nyassana elizabetha | | | Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874 | Common Red Pentila | | Pentila petreia inconspicua | | | Pentila schoutedeni Hawker-Smith, 1926 | | | Telipna rothioides (Rebel, 1914) | ⇒ Telipna aurivillii Rebel, 1919 | | Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Katanga
 | | 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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