Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Prince Albert (Central Karoo)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 103
312
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 103
312
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
303
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 75
262
333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
69
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
69
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
69
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
54
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
51
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 24
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Prince Albert
24 Genera with 33 Species #ACDEGHILOPT
Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1953 | Coppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbaniella Van Son, 1941 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1969 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Poecilmitis Butler, 1897 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1962 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1887 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Prince Albert
33 Species and 1 Subspecies | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Daisy Copper | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947 | Dickson's Copper | | Chrysoritis pyramus Pennington, 1953 | Pyramus Opal | | Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857 | Silver Spotted Grey | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Durbaniella clarki Van Son, 1941 | Clark'S Rocksitter | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Phasis clavum Murray, 1935 | Namaqua Arrowhead | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Thestor murrayi Swanepoel, 1954 | Murray's Skolly | | Thestor penningtoni Van Son, 1949 | Pennington's Skolly | | Thestor petra Pennington, 1962 | Rock Skolly | | Thestor tempe (Pennington, 1962) | ⇒ Thestor petra Pennington, 1962 | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968 | Karoo Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Prince Albert | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 7
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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