Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
807
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
667
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 42
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North West
42 Genera with 65 Species #ABCDEHILMOPSTZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1899 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Silver Spots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1956 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1875 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1963 | Giant Cupids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1850 | Silverlines | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylopaedia Tite & C.G.C..., 1868 | | 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 North West
65 Species and 6 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 | McMaster's Copper | | Aloeides simplex Trimen, 1893 | Dune Copper | | Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Van Son's Copper | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | 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 ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cnodontes pallida Trimen, 1898 | Pale Buff | | Cnodontes penningtoni Bennett, 1954 | Pennington's Buff | | Cnodontes vansoni (Stenpffer & ..., 1956) | ⇒ Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935 | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Hemiolaus ceres Hewitson, 1865 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875 | Trimen's Sapphire | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | | | Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Spindasis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850) | ⇒ Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tylopaedia sardonyx Trimen, 1868 | King Copper | | 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 North West
 | | 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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