Checklist for Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827 (Blues)
and region Zambia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 333
3740
9137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 331
3738
9135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
3639
8842 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 202
3129
7992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
1407
3745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1406
3743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
977
2918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
941
2847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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 | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 35
157 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Zambia
35 Genera with 157 Species #ACEFHLMNOPTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1935 | Ciliate Blues | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1905 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidesthes Aurivillius, 1929 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1985 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1895 | Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1924 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2004 | Giant Cupids | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1798 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monile Ungemach, 1910 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1950 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Triclema Karsch, 1905 | Ciliate blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1961 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zambia
157 Species and 15 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene arnoldi Jones, 1918 | Arnold's Hairtail | | Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880 | Butler's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881 | | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937 | | | Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene definita Butler, 1899 | Common Ciliate Blue | | Anthene gemmifera Neave, 1910 | Jewelled Ciliate Blue | | Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904 | Hobley's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948 | Irumu Ciliate Blue | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878 | Large Ciliate Blue | | Anthene levis Hewitson, 1878 | Levis Ciliate Blue | | Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874 | Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874 | Liodes Hairtail | | Anthene livida Trimen, 1881 | Pale Hairtail | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene lydia | | | Anthene lysias Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990 | | | Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Anthene nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Black-spotted Hairtail | | Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868 | Otacilia Hairtail | | Anthene princeps Butler, 1876 | Cupreous Hairtail | | Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962 | Zimbabwe Hairtail | | Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891 | Indigo Ciliate Blue | | Anthene rubricinctus anadema Druce, 1905 | | | Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894) | ⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | | Anthene wilsoni Talbot, 1935 | Wilson's Ciliate Blue | | Azanus heathi | | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul 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 | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910 | Green Ciliate Blue | | Cupidesthes arescopa orientalis Stempffer, 1962 | | | Cupidesthes hilarion (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Cupidesthes arescopa Bethune-Baker, 1910 | | Cupidesthes irumu (Stempffer, 1948) | ⇒ Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948 | | Cupidesthes vidua Talbot, 1929 | | | Cupido albicosta (Gaede, 1918) | ⇒ Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido solwezii | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops pinheyi Heath, 1985 | | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops browni (Butler, 1895) | ⇒ Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops osoris osoris | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops unigemmata Butler, 1895 | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973 | | | Harpendyreus juno Butler, 1897 | | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979 | | | Lepidochrysops carsoni Butler, 1901 | | | Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980 | | | Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 | Desmond´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops erici Gardiner, 2003 | | | Lepidochrysops evae Gardiner, 2003 | | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980 | | | Lepidochrysops heathi Gardiner, 1998 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | | | Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops michaeli Gardiner, 2003 | | | Lepidochrysops miniata Gardiner, 2004 | | | Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | | | Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops rhodesensae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Lepidochrysops stormsi Robbe, 1892 | | | Lepidochrysops yvonnae Gardiner, 2004 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Maculinea euphemus Hübner, 1798 | | | Monile gemmifera Neave, 1910 | | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Neurellipes gemmifera Neave, 1910 | Jewelled Ciliate Blue | | Oboronia albicosta Gaede, 1916 | | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | Liberian Ginger White | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas colorata Ungemach, 1932 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956 | | | Triclema lydia (Aurivillius, 1905) | ⇒ Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | | Triclema nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905 | False Hairtail | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius ertli Aurivillius, 1907 | Ertli´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895 | | | Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia virgo Butler, 1896 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi (Kielland, 1980) | ⇒ Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatinae with occurrences in Zambia
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