Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Senegal (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 338
3016
6550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 336
3013
6546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 323
2966
6448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
2383
5597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
537
1177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
537
1177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
537
1177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
392
943 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
370
906 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
123
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 53
146 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Senegal
53 Genera with 146 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1773 | Ciliate Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1865 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1904 | Silver Spots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1935 | Scarlets | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephetola Libert, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1865 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1924 | Cupids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euliphyra Holland, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1869 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaphilus Stempffer & ..., 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1964 | Royals | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1996 | Woolly Legs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1890 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1903 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1903 | Buffs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1869 | Playboys | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudaletis H.H. Druce, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sithon Hübner, 1888 | Orange and Black Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1890 | Apeflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1916 | Silverlines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syrmoptera Karsch, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1893 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1883 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1923 | | 3 | 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 Senegal
146 Species and 21 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948 | Irumu Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Ciliate Blue | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773 | Common Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Apharitis nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 | Western Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus brahami bakeri Libert, 2013 | | | Aphnaeus guttatus (Plötz, 1880) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Aphnaeus hollandi (Butler, 1902) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Aphnaeus nilus (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782 | Common Highflier | | Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | | Aphnaeus rattrayi (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903 | | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881 | Bush Scarlet | | Axiocerses amanga borealis Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax harpax Fabricius, 1775 | | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catopyrops florinda halys Waterhouse, 1934 | Speckled Lineblue | | Cephetola subcoerulea Roche, 1954 | Roche´s Epitola | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades serrula Mabille, 1890 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | Saharan Leopard Butterfly | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930 | | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix baronica (Ungemach, 1932) | ⇒ Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | | Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Deudorix catori (Bethune-Baker, 1903) | ⇒ Hypokopelates catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes Smith, 1887 | Large Orange Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 | | | Deudorix diyllus (Hewitson, 1878) | ⇒ Plebejus christophi Staudinger, 1874 | | Deudorix galathea Swainson, 1821 | Red-edged playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Deudorix lorisona abriana Libert, 2004 | | | Deudorix odana Druce, 1887 | Indigo Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | Scintillating Sapphire | | Epitola subcoerulea (Roche, 1954) | ⇒ Cephetola subcoerulea Roche, 1954 | | Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956 | Maessen´s Eresina | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 | Western Moth Butterfly | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hypokopelates catori Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Hypolycaena condamini Stempffer, 1956 | Senegal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena simplex (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix zela Hewitson, 1869 | | Hypolycaena zela (Hewitson, 1869) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix zela Hewitson, 1869 | | Iolaphilus ismenias Klug, 1834 | | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898 | Brown-line Sapphire | | Iolaus alienus bicaudatus Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) iasis (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | | Iolaus (Epamera) scintillans (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | | Iolaus (Epamera) sudanicus Aurivillius, 1905 | Sudanian Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) iulus Hewitson, 1869 | Iulus Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaphilus) menas (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) calisto Westwood, 1851 | Large Green Sapphire | | Iolaus (Philiolaus) ismenias Klug, 1834 | White Sapphire | | Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | Iasis Sapphire | | Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | Royal Sapphire | | Lachnocnema brimo (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema emperamus Snellen, 1872 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema obliquisigna (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema rectifascia (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema sudanica (Snellen, 1872) | ⇒ Lachnocnema emperanus Snellen, 1872 | | Lachnocnema vuattouxi Libert, 1996 | Western Savanna Woollylegs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Lycaena serrula (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Chilades serrula Mabille, 1890 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903 | Small Fig Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963 | Condamin´s Red Pentila | | Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pentila pauli abri Collins & La..., 2001 | | | Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888 | Ochreous Red Pentila | | Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 | | | Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903) | ⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | | Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | Blue Heart Playboy | | Pilodeudorix catori Bethune-Baker, 1903 | Cator´s Fairy Playboy | | Pilodeudorix diyllus Hewitson, 1878 | Green-streaked Playboy | | Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 | | | Pilodeudorix rodgersi Kielland, 1985 | | | Pilodeudorix zela Hewitson, 1869 | Blue-edged Playboy | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Pseudaletis leonis Staudinger, 1888 | West African Fantasy | | Pseudaletis trifasciata (Sharpe, 1890) | ⇒ Pseudaletis leonis Staudinger, 1888 | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Sithon leonis (Staudinger, 1888) | ⇒ Pseudaletis leonis Staudinger, 1888 | | Spalgis latimarginata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | African Apefly | | Spalgis lemolea lemolea Druce, 1890 | | | Spalgis lemolea pilos Druce, 1890 | | | Spalgis s-signata (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890 | | Spindasis kaduglii (Bethune-Baker, 1916) | ⇒ Cigaritis nilus Hewitson, 1865 | | Stugeta marmoreus Butler, 1866 | Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta olalae (Stoneham, 1934) | ⇒ Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 | | Syrmoptera caritas Libert, 2004 | | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus sybaris sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Triclema phoenicis (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893 | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | | | 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 Senegal | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 23
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 17
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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