Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
2741
5008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
2406
4556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1026
1966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1024
1964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1020
1956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
685
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
641
1275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
141
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 55
98 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Limpopo
55 Genera with 98 Species #ABCDEHILMNOPSTZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1929 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1851 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1873 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1895 | Protea Butteflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1954 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmolycaena Trimen, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1948 | Cornelians | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erikssonia Trimen, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1875 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1936 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1907 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1851 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limpopo
98 Species and 10 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Alaena margaritacea Eltringham, 1929 | Wolkberg Zulu | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Transvaal Copper | | Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Henning's Copper | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Brown Russet | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene minima Trimen, 1893 | Little Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Arhopala caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Axiocerses coalescens S.F. Henning..., 1996 | Black-tipped Scarlet | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895 | Russet Protea | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | Purple Gem | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956 | Cape Grey | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Desmolycaena mazoensis (Trimen, 1898) | ⇒ Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Deudorix penningtoni Van Son, 1949 | Pennington´s Playboy | | Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 | Van Son's Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Erikssonia acraeina Trimen, 1891 | | | Erikssonia edgei Gardiner & T..., 2010 | Lost-And-Found Acraea Copper | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii Riley, 1928 | Nasisi Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema laches Fabricius, 1793 | Southern Pied Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Nacaduba calauria calauria Felder, 1860 | | | Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | Karkloof Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Plebejus saepiolus hilda Grinnell, 1907 | Greenish Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spindasis masilikazi (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Limpopo
 | | 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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