Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 124
656 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 7
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 29 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
29 Species and 2 Subspecies | Argiolaus silarus Druce, 1885 | | | Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851 | | | Argiolaus silas silas | | | Argiolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1876 | | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Epamera diametra (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Iolaus diametra Karsch, 1895 | | Epamera mimosae Trimen, 1874 | | | Epamera sidus (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Iolaus sidus Trimen, 1864 | | Gonatomyrina lara (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Leptomyrina lara Linnaeus, 1764 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena allardi (Oberthür, 1874) | ⇒ Plebejus allardi Oberthür, 1874 | | Lycaena antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Lycaena bowkeri (Trimen, 1883) | ⇒ Tarucus bowkeri Trimen, 1883 | | Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | Eastern Sorrel Copper | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Lycaena hypopolia trimen | | | Lycaena melimona Wright, 1906 | | | Lycaena neurona Skinner, 1902 | | | Lycaena ortygia (Trimen, 1887) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | | Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782 | Sorrel Copper | | Lycaena pallida Miskin, 1891 | | | Lycaena philemon Boisduval, 1869 | | | Lycaena susanus de Nicéville, 1890 | | | Lycaena timeus Cramer, 1779 | | | Lycaena venus Staudinger, 1886 | | | Pseudiolaus lulua Riley, 1944 | | | Thersamonia ochimus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | |
Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
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