Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
46
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Nigeria
28 Genera with 36 Species #ACDEHILMOPTZ
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1890 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 2012 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1874 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitola Westwood, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eresina Aurivillius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eresiomera Clench, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomyrina H.H. Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1891 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iridana Aurivillius, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Larinopoda Butler, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1957 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1903 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mimeresia Stempffer, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Oboronia Karsch, 1893 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 2000 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1888 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseuderesia Butler, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teratoneura Dudgeon, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Nigeria
36 Species and 3 Subspecies | Allotinus similis (Kirby, 1890) | ⇒ Hewitsonia similis Aurivillius, 1891 | | Anthene flavomaculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Yellow-spot Ciliate Blue | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Citrinophila erastus Hewitson, 1866 | Large Yellow | | Citrinophila erastus flaveola | | | Cupido carana Hewitson, 1874 | | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Epitola dunia (Kirby, 1887) | ⇒ Stempfferia carcina Hewitson, 1873 | | Epitola moyambina Bethune-Baker, 1903 | | | Eresina gerda | | | Eresiomera bicolor Grose-Smith ..., 1890 | Western Pearly | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Iolaus (Epamera) sciophilus Schultze, 1915 | Dark Jewel Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 | | Iridana nigeriana Stempffer, 1964 | Nigerian Sapphire Gem | | Larinopoda lircaea Hewitson, 1866 | Cream Pierid Blue | | Larinopoda varipes (Kirby, 1887) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Liptena augusta Suffert, 1904 | Suffert´s Liptena | | Liptena bassae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Bassa Liptena | | Liptena decipiens decipiens Kirby, 1890 | | | Liptena ilaro Stempffer, 1974 | Ilaro Liptena | | Liptena submacula submacula Lathy, 1903 | | | Mimeresia libentina Hewitson, 1866 | Common Harlequin | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Ornipholidotos nympha Libert, 2000 | Western Fragile Glasswing | | Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & ..., 1961 | Nigerian Red Pentila | | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888 | Paul'S Pentila | | Pseuderesia dinora Kirby, 1890 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Teratoneura isabellae Dudgeon, 1909 | Western Isabella | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in South Nigeria
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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