Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
1107
2673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
1107
2673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 131
1085
2645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 112
1043
2592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
638
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
638
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
636
1353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
438
1030 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
399
978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
49
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kivu
11 Genera with 16 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1901 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropentila Aurivillius, 2012 | Dots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 0 | Buffs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kivu
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 | | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | ⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902 | Jewel Sapphire | | Epitola iturina (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | ⇒ Stempfferia iturina Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Liptena subsuffusa Hawker-Smith, 1933 | | | Liptena xantha Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Micropentila mukanirwai Schröder, 2012 | | | Pentila connectens Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Pentila umangiana Aurivillius, 1898 | | | Pentila umangiana immaculate | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Kivu
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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