Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 164
1007
2041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
1007
2041 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 156
988
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
871
1848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
372
715 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
323
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
318
640 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 38
93 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 19
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 17
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Burkina Faso
17 Genera with 39 Species | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1924 | Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1883 | Pied pierrots | 2 | 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 Burkina Faso
39 Species and 2 Subspecies | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido cretosus Butler, 1895 | | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Burkina Faso
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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