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Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1253
5484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1157
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
251
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
124
893
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
5
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
5 Genera with 48 Species
Argiolaus Druce, 022SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 192627SpeciesTaxom
Iolaphilus Stempffer & ..., 18906SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1890Boulder Copper4SpeciesTaxom
Tanuetheira Druce, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
48 Species and 17 Subspecies
Argiolaus aequatorialis
Argiolaus catori cottoni
Argiolaus clara
Argiolaus cottrelli
Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900Crawshay´s Sapphire
Argiolaus crawshayi nilotica
Argiolaus crawshayi niloticus (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Argiolaus crawshayi Butler, 1900
Argiolaus divaricatus
Argiolaus entebbeae Riley, 1928
Argiolaus gabunica Riley, 1928Gabon Sapphire
Argiolaus ismenias
Argiolaus ituriensis
Argiolaus jamesoni (Druce, 1891)⇒ Iolaus jamesoni Druce, 1891
Argiolaus jamesoni entebbe
Argiolaus jamesoni entebbeae
Argiolaus kigezi Stempffer & ..., 1958
Argiolaus lalos kigezi (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Iolaus lalos Druce, 1896
Argiolaus menas
Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928Intense Sapphire
Argiolaus silas Westwood, 1851
Argiolaus silas ituriensis
Argiolaus silas kigezi
Epamera albocaerulea Riley, 1929
Epamera alienus Trimen, 1898
Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Epamera bellina exquisita (Riley, 1928)⇒ Iolaus bellina Plötz, 1880
Epamera bellina exquisite
Epamera farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922)⇒ Iolaus farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922
Epamera fontainei Stempffer, 1956Fontaine´s Sapphire
Epamera frater (Joicey & Talbot, 1921)⇒ Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926
Epamera frater kumboae
Epamera fuscomarginata Joicey & Talbot, 1921Blotched Sapphire
Epamera gazei Druce, 1912Scintillating Sapphire
Epamera hemicyanus Sharpe, 1904
Epamera hemicyanus toroensis Riley, 1929
Epamera iasis Hewitson, 1865
Epamera iasis albomaculatus
Epamera katera Talbot, 1937
Epamera kumboae Bethune-Baker, 1926Brotherly Sapphire
Epamera mongiro Stempffer, 1969
Epamera neavei (Druce, 1910)⇒ Iolaus neavei Druce, 1910
Epamera pollux Aurivillius, 1895
Epamera pollux albocaerulea (Riley, 1929)⇒ Iolaus pollux Aurivillius, 1895
Epamera pseudopollux Stempffer, 1962
Epamera sibella (Druce, 1910)⇒ Iolaus sibella Druce, 1910
Epamera silenus Hawker-Smith, 1928
Epamera stenogrammica Riley, 1928
Epamera toroensis Riley, 1929
Epamera yokoana (Bethune-Baker, 1926)⇒ Epamera barnsi Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Iolaphilus aequatorialis (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Iolaus aequatorialis Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaphilus cottrelli Stempffer & ..., 1958Cottrell´s Sapphire
Iolaphilus henryi (Stempffer, 1961)⇒ Iolaus henryi Stempffer, 1961
Iolaphilus iturensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Iolaphilus kayonza (Stempffer & ..., 1958)⇒ Iolaus kayonza Stempffer & ..., 1958
Iolaphilus menas Druce, 1890Blue Savanna Sapphire
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas ethiopica Poulton, 1922
Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889)⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877
Lycaena ornata (Mabille, 1890)⇒ Ornipholidotos ackeryi Libert, 2000
Tanuetheira timon orientius Hulstaert, 1924
Tanuetheira timon orientus

Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Uganda
TribeLycaenini
[Leach], 1815
Coppers
1
3
Genus
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov