Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1133
4496 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1029
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
227
1763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 114
793 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 4
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 28 Species
Species list for Nigeria
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891 | Druce´s Sapphire | | Argiolaus menas | | | Argiolaus paneperata Druce, 1890 | | | Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928 | Intense Sapphire | | Epamera bicaudatus | | | Epamera farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Iolaus farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956 | Fontaine´s Sapphire | | Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921) | ⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | Epamera frater kumboae | | | Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | Blotched Sapphire | | Epamera gazei Druce, 1912 | Scintillating Sapphire | | Epamera gemmarius Druce, 1910 | Small Jewel Sapphire | | Epamera iasis Hewitson, 1865 | | | Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926 | Brotherly Sapphire | | Epamera laon Hewitson, 1878 | | | Epamera mirabilis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Sapphire | | Epamera neavei (Druce, 1910) | ⇒ Iolaus neavei Druce, 1910 | | Epamera normani Larsen, 1986 | Norman´s Sapphire | | Epamera pollux Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Epamera sapphirinus | | | Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902 | Jewel Sapphire | | Epamera sciophilus | | | Epamera stenogrammica Riley, 1928 | | | Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890 | Blue Savanna Sapphire | | Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | 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 Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov
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