Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
828
2578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
763
2455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
199
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 96
443 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 5
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Leone
5 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Sierra Leone
18 Species and 3 Subspecies | Argiolaus hollandi (Ehrmann, 1894) | ⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890 | | Argiolaus julus | | | Argiolaus laonides | | | Argiolaus lekanion Druce, 1891 | Druce´s Sapphire | | Argiolaus lukabas | | | Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851 | | | Athysanota elorea | | | Epamera bellina bellina | | | Epamera cytaeis leonis (Riley, 1928) | ⇒ Iolaus leonis Riley, 1928 | | Epamera iasis Hewitson, 1865 | | | Epamera laon Hewitson, 1878 | | | Epamera laon laon | | | Epamera maesa Riley, 1928 | | | Epamera mirabilis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Sapphire | | Epamera sappirus Druce, 1902 | Jewel Sapphire | | Lycaena elorea Staudinger, 1888 | | | Lycaena ornata (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000 | | Lycaena semilimbata (Mabille, 1890) | ⇒ Liptena submacula Lathy, 1903 | | Tanuetheira prometheus Druce, 1891 | |
Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Sierra Leone
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov
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