Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
944
3149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
898
3067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
207
1237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 106
575 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 4
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ghana
4 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Ghana
13 Species | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891 | Druce´s Sapphire | | Epamera farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Iolaus farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956 | Fontaine´s Sapphire | | Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | Scintillating Sapphire | | Epamera iasis Hewitson, 1865 | | | Epamera laon Hewitson, 1878 | | | Epamera mirabilis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Sapphire | | Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902 | Jewel Sapphire | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Lycaena moneta (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Micropentila adelgitha Hewitson, 1874 | | Lycaena ornata (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000 | | Lycaena semilimbata (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903 |
Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Ghana
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov
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