Checklist for Subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 (Asian Sapphires)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1406
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
977
2918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
941
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
217
1095 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 97
425 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 4
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zambia
4 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Zambia
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Argiolaus gabunica Riley, 1928 | Gabon Sapphire | | Argiolaus poecilaon Riley, 1928 | Intense Sapphire | | Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928 | Baker´s Sapphire | | Epamera congdoni Kielland, 1985 | | | Epamera dubiosa (Stempffer & ..., 1959) | ⇒ Iolaus dubiosa Stempffer & ..., 1959 | | Epamera farquharsoni (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Iolaus farquharsoni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | Epamera flavilinea Riley, 1928 | | | Epamera nolaensis Stempffer, 1951 | | | Epamera sibella (Druce, 1910) | ⇒ Iolaus sibella Druce, 1910 | | Epamera violacea Riley, 1928 | Violaceous Sapphire | | Iolaphilus aequatorialis (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Iolaus aequatorialis Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | Iolaphilus cottrelli Stempffer & ..., 1958 | Cottrell´s Sapphire | | Iolaphilus ndolae (Stempffer & ..., 1958) | ⇒ Iolaus ndolae Stempffer & ..., 1958 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas abbottii Holland, 1892 | | | Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 |
Subnodes of Lycaeninae with occurrences in Zambia
Links, sources and further information Lycaeninae at artfakta.se
Lycaeninae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaeninae at itis.gov
|
