Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Nairobi (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
752
1020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 159
721
974 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
647
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
296
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
227
343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
215
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 29
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nairobi
29 Genera with 38 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1907 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1819 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1862 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1904 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1775 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mimacraea Butler, 1898 | Acraea Mimics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1958 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1915 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nairobi
38 Species and 4 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Aloeides conradsi Aurivillius, 1907 | Conrad´s Copper | | Anthene hodsoni Talbot, 1935 | Hodson's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | Crawshay´s Sapphire | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Fragile Buff | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Cupido gregorii Butler, 1896 | | | Cupido neonegus | | | Cupido variegata | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena ugandae (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869 | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898 | Marshall´s Acraea Mimic | | Phasis conradsi ochraceus | | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Virachola dohertyi Tytler, 1915 | Doherty’s Guava Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Nairobi | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 16
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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