Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2170
8011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2168
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
2164
8002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
1453
6124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1331
5721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
263
1471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 118
559 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 5
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
5 Genera with 22 Species
Species list for Kenya
22 Species and 5 Subspecies | Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | Crawshay´s Sapphire | | Argiolaus crawshayi elgonae (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus crawshayi littoralis (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus crawshayi nyanzae (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900 | | Argiolaus gabunica Riley, 1928 | Gabon Sapphire | | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Argiolaus littoralis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | | Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851 | | | Epamera arborifera Butler, 1900 | | | Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | ⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | Epamera frater kumboae | | | Epamera jacksoni Stempffer, 1950 | Jackson´s Sapphire | | Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Brotherly Sapphire | | Epamera mermis (Druce, 1896) | ⇒ Iolaus mermis Druce, 1896 | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Epamera sibella (Druce, 1910) | ⇒ Iolaus sibella Druce, 1910 | | Epamera yokoana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) | ⇒ Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | Iolaphilus cottrelli Stempffer & ..., 1958 | Cottrell´s Sapphire | | Iolaphilus maritimus Stempffer & ..., 1958 | Coastal Sapphire | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas abbottii Holland, 1892 | | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lycaena abbottii Holland, 1892 | | | Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley, 1928 | Poulton´s Sapphire |
Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Kenya
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov
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