Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 393
3768
6674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3766
6672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 374
3723
6624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 252
3215
5960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1132
2039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1130
2036 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1127
2020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
655
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
597
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
177
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 73
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Natal
73 Genera with 169 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1857 | Coppers | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1954 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1948 | Cornelians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Durbania Trimen, 1887 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1814 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1864 | Royals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1782 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1847 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 0 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1851 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 0 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1949 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 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 | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Natal
169 Species and 17 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides anna | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides dora | | | Aloeides emma | | | Aloeides freda | | | Aloeides natalensis (Tite & Dickson, 1968) | ⇒ Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | | Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Oreas Copper | | Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Pennington's Copper | | Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Susan's Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Aloeides taikasama | | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Aloeides taikosoma Wallengren, 1857 | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Anthene minima Trimen, 1893 | Little Hairtail | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Argiolaus silas silas | | | Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925 | Pale Brokenband Oakblue | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | 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 | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Barnes´s Buff | | Baliochila singularis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Lannin´s Buff | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops celaeus | | | Catochrysops eicotrochilus | | | Catochrysops jobates | | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898 | Purple Gem | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis oreas Trimen, 1891 | Drakensberg Copper | | Chrysoritis turneri amatola Dickson & Mc..., 1967 | | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido ariadne | | | Cupido bowkeri | | | Cupido calice Hopffer, 1855 | | | Cupido hypopolia | | | Cupido ignota | | | Cupido patricia | | | Cupido tantalus | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 | Van Son's Playboy | | Durbania amakosa Trimen, 1862 | Amakosa Rocksitter | | Durbania amakosa ayresi Van Son, 1941 | | | Durbania clarki (Van Son, 1941) | ⇒ Durbaniella clarki Van Son, 1941 | | Durbania limbata Trimen, 1887 | Natal Rocksitter | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosus | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochilus | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hypochrysops ignita - Leach, 1814 | Dingy jewel | | Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874 | Buxton's Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) silas Westwood, 1851 | Southern Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) aemulus Trimen, 1895 | Short Line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 | Yellow-banded Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Iolaus bowkeri (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | 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 | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898) | ⇒ Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Lepidochrysops major (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | Lepidochrysops niaobe | | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops pephredo Trimen, 1889 | Estcourt Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880 | Blue Silver Speckle | | Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 | | | Lycaena antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Lycaena bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) | ⇒ Tarucus bowkeri Trimen, 1883 | | Lycaena hypopolia trimen | | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Neopithecops umbretta tituria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | Karkloof Blue | | Oraidium barbarae | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847 | Spotted Buff | | Phasis chrysaor | | | Phasis orthrus Trimen, 1874 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Poecilmitis phosphor | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spindasis natalensis (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus telicanus | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima zuluana Van Son, 1949 | Zulu Buff | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Thestor protumnus Linnaeus, 1764 | Boland Skolly | | Thestor strutti Van Son, 1951 | Strutt's Skolly | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula gaika (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Natal | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 5
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 34
86 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 21
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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