Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Sahara (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
399
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
314
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
147
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
137
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
25
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sahara
12 Genera with 24 Species | Axiocerses Hübner, 1901 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1879 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1898 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1793 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1877 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sahara
24 Species and 1 Subspecies | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902 | | | Axiocerses baumi (Weymer, 1901) | ⇒ Axiocerses argenteomaculata Pagenstecher, 1902 | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena vittigera (Mabille, 1879) | ⇒ Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema delegorguei Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Lycaena reticulum (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | | Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857 | Lesser Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina ficedula (Trimen, 1879) | ⇒ Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum Mabille, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sahara
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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