Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Northeast Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 240
1407
1904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 240
1407
1904 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 228
1371
1847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
1127
1545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
381
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
381
650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
380
647 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
294
534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
270
505 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 22
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northeast Tanzania
22 Genera with 30 Species #ACELOPSTUZ
| Alaena Boisduval, 1896 | Zulus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1909 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1898 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1893 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1909 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1933 | Buffs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northeast Tanzania
30 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alaena picata Sharpe, 1896 | | | Alaena picata picata Sharpe, 1896 | | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909 | | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido bueronica | | | Cupido negus (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | Epamera dubiosa (Stempffer & ..., 1959) | ⇒ Iolaus dubiosa Stempffer & ..., 1959 | | Epitola falkensteini (Dewitz, 1879) | ⇒ Hewitola falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909 | | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Teriomima hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | | | Teriomima micra Grose-Smith, 1898 | Minute Buff | | Teriomima parva Hawker-Smith, 1933 | Poor Buff | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Northeast Tanzania
 | | 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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