Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mbabane (Msunduzi)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 36
83
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 36
83
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 36
83
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 30
76
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
22
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
18
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mbabane
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Mbabane
9 Species and 1 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mbabane
 | | 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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