Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mutare (Manicaland, Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
837
1167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 165
837
1167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
813
1137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 121
751
1083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
174
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
174
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
174
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
123
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
121
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
86
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 41
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mutare
41 Genera with 60 Species #ABCDEHILMPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1877 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1910 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmolycaena Trimen, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1864 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1936 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mutare
60 Species and 3 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 | Pied Zulu | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894 | Last's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891 | Eriksson´s Highflier | | Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910 | Marshall´s Highflier | | Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Argiolaus silas silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Argiolaus silas silas | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Baliochila singularis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Lannin´s Buff | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupido plebeia | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deloneura sheppardi Stevenson, 1934 | Sheppard´s Buff | | Desmolycaena mazoensis (Trimen, 1898) | ⇒ Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Epamera australis | | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 | Yellow-banded Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Iolaus bowkeri (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema brimoides Libert, 1996 | | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880 | Blue Silver Speckle | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mutare | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 19
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 15
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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