Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Knysna (Garden Route)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
575
654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
575
654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
569
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
500
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
155
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
154
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
154
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
94
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
93
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
29
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Knysna
11 Genera with 18 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1966 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1954 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Knysna
18 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Depicta Copper | | Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Quickelberge's Copper | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 | Brauer's Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor brachycera Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Thestor claassensi Heath & Pringle, 2004 | Claassens' Skolly | | Thestor murrayi Swanepoel, 1954 | Murray's Skolly |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Knysna
 | | 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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