Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 132
724
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 131
723
1282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
710
1263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 91
552
1025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
249
438 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
199
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
182
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
26
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 7
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mauritania
7 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Mauritania
13 Species and 2 Subspecies | Anthene crawshayi vuattouxi Libert, 2010 | | | Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Kikuyu Ciliate Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mauritania
 | | 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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