Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Central Uganda (Uganda)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 125
625
1052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 125
625
1052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 119
588
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 100
541
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
267
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
267
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
267
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
198
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
195
413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
91
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 35
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 12
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Uganda
11 Genera with 17 Species | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1880 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 0 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1889 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1935 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1935 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Uganda
17 Species | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis cyssus | | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue |
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