Checklist of Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
for Transvaal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
3064
5702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 354
2978
5577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2328
4540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
776
1411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
775
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
772
1400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
382
668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
336
600 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
120
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 48
84 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 24
45 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Transvaal
24 Genera with 45 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1936 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1958 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Transvaal
45 Species and 4 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 | Talbot's Ciliate Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Catochrysops methymna | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido lacrimosa major | | | Cupido procera | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948 | Swanepoel's Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Transvaal
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