Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
2357
3808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
2356
3807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 274
2312
3712 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 192
2021
3396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
598
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
596
862 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
404
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
390
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
120
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 45
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Zimbabwe
45 Genera with 71 Species #ACDEHILMNPTZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1877 | Zulus | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1857 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1954 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1954 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1894 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoides H. H. Druce, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimacraea Butler, 1898 | Acraea Mimics | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 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 North Zimbabwe
71 Species and 11 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena amazoula amazoula Boisduval, 1847 | Yellow Zulu | | Alaena nyassa Hewitson, 1877 | Pied Zulu | | Alaena nyassae Hewitson, 1877 | | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891 | Damara Copper | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Copper | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Aphnaeus erikssoni mashuna | | | Aphnaeus erikssoni mashunae Stempffer, 1954 | | | Argiolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1876 | | | Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1898 | Dusky Purple | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889 | | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops patricia | | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | 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 | | Cupido cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Cupido plebeia | | | Cupido solwezii | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869 | Orange-barred Playboy | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855 | Azure Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena margites (Mabille, 1900) | ⇒ Hemiolaus cobaltina Aurivillius, 1899 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Liptena homeyeri Dewitz, 1884 | | | Lycaena mashuna (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops mashuna Trimen, 1894 | | Mantoides gama gama Distant, 1886 | Distant’s Imperial | | Mimacraea marshalli Trimen, 1898 | Marshall´s Acraea Mimic | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Nacaduba calauria calauria Felder, 1860 | | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | 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 North Zimbabwe | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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