Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Angola (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 391
4110
10523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 389
4106
10518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 375
4029
10276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 225
3211
8668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 59
1250
3347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1247
3344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1241
3335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
889
2707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
843
2618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
211
951 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 91
258 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 33
86 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 26
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Angola
26 Genera with 61 Species
| Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1892 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1879 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1837 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1935 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1924 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1973 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Angola
61 Species and 8 Subspecies | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido pamoplis | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupido stormsi (Robbe, 1892) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935 | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis cissus extensa Libert, 2003 | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops hawkeri Talbot, 1929 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops reichenowi Dewitz, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops reichenowii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) cyane Eversmann, 1837 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus sybaris linearis Aurivillius, 1924 | Dotted Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza krooni Dickson, 1973 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Angola
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