Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Mali (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 161
1030
1944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 161
1030
1944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
1005
1892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 115
808
1594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
267
406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
162
270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
156
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
43
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 15
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mali
15 Genera with 24 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1865 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1935 | Scarlets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 2001 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1883 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mali
24 Species and 4 Subspecies | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax harpax Fabricius, 1775 | | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Cigaritis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Spindasis buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) | ⇒ Apharitis buchanani Rothschild, 1921 | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mali
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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