Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
570
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
552
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
108
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 35
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rwanda
35 Genera with 65 Species
| Anthene Doubleday, 1924 | Ciliate Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1804 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1924 | Mountain Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1921 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxylides Hübner, J., 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1914 | Playboys | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1949 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed 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 Rwanda
65 Species and 11 Subspecies | Anthene afra Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black-edged Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937 | | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904 | Hobley's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961 | | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924 | Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue | | Aslauga purpurascens Holland, 1890 | | | Aslauga purpurascens levantis Libert, 2016 | | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common 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 tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido kisaba | | | Cupido lunifer (Rebel, 1919) | ⇒ Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | Cupido ruandensis | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961 | | | Harpendyreus kisaba Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 | | | Harpendyreus ruandensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Hypolycaena antifaunus Westwood, 1851 | Large Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena jacksoni Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Hypolycaena kadiskos H. H. Druce, 1890 | Scarce Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lachnocnema divergens Gaede, 1915 | Divergent Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema laches Fabricius, 1793 | Southern Pied Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Oxylides albata Aurivillius, 1895 | Aurivillius´ Common False Head | | Pentila mombasae Smith & Kirby, 1889 | Spotted Buff | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pilodeudorix mera Hewitson, 1873 | Streaked Fairy Playboy | | Pilodeudorix mera kinumbensis Dufrane, 1945 | | | Pilodeudorix zelomina Rebel, 1914 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima zuluana Van Son, 1949 | Zulu Buff | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | 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 Rwanda
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