Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Msunduzi (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 228
932
1194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
932
1194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
901
1162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 174
812
1072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
177
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
177
220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
176
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
144
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
141
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
72
107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 32
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Msunduzi
32 Genera with 38 Species #ACDEHILMOPTZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1851 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Msunduzi
38 Species and 4 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851 | Dark Purple Azure | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Msunduzi
 | | 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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