Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 30
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
30 Genera with 71 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1881 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1804 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonatomyrina Aurivillius, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1954 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1912 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
71 Species and 13 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides braueri C.G.C. Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Copper | | Aloeides dentatis Swierstra, 1909 | Roodepoort Copper | | Aloeides dentatis maseruna Riley, 1938 | | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides lenningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | | | Aloeides maluti Pringle, 1983 | Maluti Copper | | Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides riley i Tite & Dic..., 1976 | | | Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | Riley's Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides taylori (Tite & C.G.C..., 1976) | ⇒ Aloeides rileyi Tite & C.G.C..., 1976 | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Aloeides trimeni trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus fracta Grünberg, 1912 | Water Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | Basotho Opal | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Gonatomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Leptomyrina lara Linnaeus, 1764 | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Oosthuizen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena allardi (Oberthür, 1874) | ⇒ Plebejus allardi Oberthür, 1874 | | Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | Eastern Sorrel Copper | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Poecilmitis pelion (Pennington, 1954) | ⇒ Chrysoritis pelion Pennington, 1953 | | Tajuria cippus maxentius Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Peacock Royal | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor basutus Wallengren, 1857 | Basuto Magpie | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874) | ⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Lesotho | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 17
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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