Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Central Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 620
12370
61616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 616
12349
61577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 587
12174
60866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 369
9719
53237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 79
3265
17620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 78
3261
17615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 76
3251
17595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2110
13317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1909
12649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
350
3524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 155
1573 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 46
332 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 38
199 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Africa
38 Genera with 199 Species #ACEFHILNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1993 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1895 | Cupids | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Itylos Draudt, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1926 | Common Blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1924 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1926 | Zebra blue | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1973 | Blue-eyed 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 Central Africa
199 Species and 42 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | 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 audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | 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 lintza | | | Castalius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | Catochrysops togara | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades galba phiala Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Chilades sanctithomae Sharpe, 1893 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido albicosta (Gaede, 1918) | ⇒ Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido carana Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido gussfeldtii | | | Cupido heritsia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cupido isis Drury, 1773 | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido lunifer (Rebel, 1919) | ⇒ Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | Cupido melaena | | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido pamoplis | | | Cupido pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupido reichenowi | | | Cupido skotios | | | Cupido stormsi (Robbe, 1892) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935 | | Cupido virilis Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Cupido wollastoni marungensis | | | 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 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929 | Dudgeon´s Cupid | | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eicochrysops fontainei Stempffer, 1961 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops sanyere Libert, 1993 | | | 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 brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 | | | Euchrysops cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops katangae Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops sagba Libert, 1993 | Sagba Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subdita Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops unigemmata Butler, 1895 | | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892 | Equatorial Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961 | | | Harpendyreus kisaba Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus marlieri Stempffer, 1961 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Itylos lamasi | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | Lepidochrysops ansorgei Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops butha (Starnd, 1911) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops flavisquamosa Tite, 1959 | | | Lepidochrysops fulvescens Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops hawkeri Talbot, 1929 | | | Lepidochrysops liberti | | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi bernaudi Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops reichenowi Dewitz, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops reichenowii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 | Tite´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops skatios | | | Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Lepidochrysops stormsi Robbe, 1892 | | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes cassioides (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | 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 plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Leptotes sanctithomae Sharpe, 1893 | | | Leptotes terrenus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Oboronia albicosta Gaede, 1916 | | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | Liberian Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata flava Holland, 1920 | | | Oboronia ornata ornata Mabille, 1890 | | | Oboronia ornata vestalis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus arctimargo Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Petrelaea aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | | Petrelaea oethiops Mabille, 0 | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata Grünberg, 1908 | | | Phlyaria heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) cyane Eversmann, 1837 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela sichela Wallengren, 1857 | Dusky Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Syntarucus terrenus Joicey & Talbot, 1926 | | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus sybaris linearis Aurivillius, 1924 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Thermoniphas alberici Dufrane, 1945 | Alberic´s Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas bibundana Grünberg, 1911 | Cameroon Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952 | Smoky Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas kamitugensis Dufrane, 1945 | | | Thermoniphas kigezi Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas leucocyanea Clench, 1961 | | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Thermoniphas stempfferi Clench, 1961 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana carana Hewitson, 1876 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinirii | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma antinorii felthami Stevenson, 1934 | | | Uranothauma cordatus Sharpe, 1892 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993 | Cameroon Branded Blue | | Uranothauma frederikkae frederikkae Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma frederikkae manengoubensis Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma heritsia virgo Butler, 1896 | | | Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | | 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 | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza krooni Dickson, 1973 | | | 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 Central Africa
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