Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Somalia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 224
1871
3960 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
1868
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1836
3885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
1480
3300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
552
1173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
551
1172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
440
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
424
987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 26
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Somalia
26 Genera with 69 Species
| Alaena Boisduval, 1890 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1889 | Silver Spots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Argiolaus Druce, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1948 | Scarlets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cesa Seven, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1886 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1966 | Gems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1886 | Barred Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmolycaena Trimen, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1885 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1886 | Royals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1889 | Glasswings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1898 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1946 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1886 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Somalia
69 Species and 12 Subspecies | Alaena johanna Sharpe, 1890 | Johanna´s Zulu | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936 | | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene crawshayi minuta Bethune-Baker, 1916 | | | Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949 | | | Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946 | Opal Ciliate Blue | | Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868 | Otacilia Hairtail | | Anthene otacilia dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902 | | | Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936 | Pitman's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936 | | | Apharitis gilletti (Riley, 1925) | ⇒ Cigaritis gilletti Riley, 1925 | | Aphnaeus drucei (Neave, 1904) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887 | Hutchinson's Highflier | | Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996 | | | Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | | Aphnaeus zanzibarensis (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | Crawshay´s Sapphire | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Axiocerses jacksoni Stempffer, 1948 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Baliochila fragilis Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Fragile Buff | | 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 | | Cesa waggae Sharpe, 1898 | | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | | Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 | Somali Gem | | Chloroselas ogadenensis Jackson, 1966 | | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Cigaritis acamas bellatrix Butler, 1886 | | | Cigaritis gilletti Riley, 1925 | | | Cigaritis gillettii Riley, 1925 | Cigaritis gilletti | | Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | Somali Silverline | | Cupido lactinatus | | | Cupido polydialecta | | | Desmolycaena arabica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops migiurtiniensis Stempffer, 1946 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Hypolycaena bitjeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) | ⇒ Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | | Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890 | Black-patch Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena symmacha (Druce, 1890) | ⇒ Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | | Hypolycaena umbrosa Butler, 1885 | | | Iolaus (Argiolaus) crawshayi (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Iolaus crawshayi maureli Dufrane, 1954 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874 | Mimosa Sapphire | | Iolaus mimosae berbera Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) tajoraca Walker, 1870 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) umbrosa (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Hypolycaena umbrosa Butler, 1885 | | Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) gorgias Stoll, 1790 | Black Eye | | Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935 | | | Ornipholidotos peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | Large Glasswing | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peuceda Grose-Smith, 1889 | | | Spindasis somalina (Butler, 1885) | ⇒ Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | | Spindasis waggae (Sharpe, 1898) | ⇒ Cesa waggae Sharpe, 1898 | | Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864 | Bowker's Marbled Sapphire | | Stugeta bowkeri albeza Koçak, 1996 | | | Stugeta somalina Stempffer, 1946 | Somali Marbled Sapphire | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus kulala Evans, 1955 | Turkana Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus lactinatus Butler, 1886 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Somalia
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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