Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1189
3212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1079
2948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
233
606 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 86
300 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 35
109 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 34
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape
34 Genera with 101 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1976 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1767 | Tailed Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 2 | 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 Cape
101 Species and 13 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | 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 | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Castalius hesperis (Vári, 1976) | ⇒ Tuxentius hesperis Vári, 1976 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido amyntula nesiotes J. Emmel & T..., 1998 | Western Tailed-Blue | | Cupido fracta Grünberg, 1912 | | | Cupido messapus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupido methymna Trimen, 1862 | | | Cupido ortygia | | | Cupido puncticilia Dewitz, 1883 | | | Cupido thespis Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891 | Large Green-banded Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides boeticus michaeli | | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue | | Lepidochrysops badhami Van Son, 1956 | Badham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 | Ball's Blue | | Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 | Brauer's Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue | | Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013 | Curious Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops gariabilis | | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson, 1986 | Gydo Blue | | Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 | James´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue | | Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops macgregori (Pennington, 1970) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | | Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | Copper-Brown Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969 | Arid Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982 | Pringle's Blue | | Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 | Mouse Blue | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 | Southey's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 | Tite's Blue | | Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 | Grassy Hill Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | 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 Polyommatini with occurrences in Cape
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