Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Maputo Province (Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 203
1318
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1039
1447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
307
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
296
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
91
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 34
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maputo Province
34 Genera with 48 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1891 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1873 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1893 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1879 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 0 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Province
48 Species and 7 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides aranda marshalli | | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851 | | | Argiolaus silas silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Argiolaus silas silas | | | Arhopala caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Chilades galba phiala Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Crudaria delagoensis | | | Cupido melaena | | | Cupido metophis | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes Smith, 1887 | Large Orange Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina ficedula (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus pulchra | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Maputo Province | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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