Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Kakamega Forest (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
415
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 59
405
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
402
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
227
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
170
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
154
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
111
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 54
143 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kakamega Forest
22 Genera with 50 Species #ACEHILMOPTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1924 | Ciliate Blues | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1904 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1926 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monile Ungemach, 1910 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kakamega Forest
50 Species and 9 Subspecies | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & La..., 1991 | Bjørnstad´s Hairtail | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black Ciliate Blue | | Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | | Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Kikuyu Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lamias katerae | | | Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893 | Karsch´s Ciliate Blue | | Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936 | Pitman's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961 | | | Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924 | Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus nandiana Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Monile gemmifera Neave, 1910 | | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata Grünberg, 1908 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma cordatus Sharpe, 1892 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Kakamega Forest
Links, sources and further information Polyommatinae at artfakta.se
Polyommatinae at dyntaxa.se
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