Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 88
277
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 88
277
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 61
223
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
120
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
86
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
86
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
47
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mombasa
17 Genera with 26 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1889 | Scarlets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1887 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1890 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1887 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mombasa
26 Species and 5 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Axiocerses punicea Smith, 1889 | Punic Scarlet | | Baliochila hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | Hildegard´s Buff | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lachnocnema dohertyi Libert, 1996 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaenesthes lasti (Smith, 1890) | ⇒ Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894 | | Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873 | | | Pentila amenaida mombasae | | | Pentila lasti Smith & Kirby, 1889 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila mombasae Smith & Kirby, 1889 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima micra Grose-Smith, 1898 | Minute Buff | | Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Poor Buff | | Teriomima subpunctata Kirby, 1887 | White Buff |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mombasa | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
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