Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Coast Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
785
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
784
1134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 161
744
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
652
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
297
467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
222
372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
205
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 30
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 14
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Coast Province (Kenya)
12 Genera with 13 Species | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1948 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Coast Province (Kenya)
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Coast Province (Kenya)
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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