Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
93
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
31
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
12 Genera with 13 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1782 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1889 | Silver Spots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1900 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1887 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1948 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Neave´s Highflier | | Aphnaeus zanzibarensis (Grose-Smith, 1889) | ⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008 | | Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900 | | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Baliochila hildegarda Kirby, 1887 | Hildegard´s Buff | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916 | | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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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