Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4268
12556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4267
12554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4207
12406 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3469
10524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4091 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
914
3175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
830
3009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
145
636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 54
205 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 28
130 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 24
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ethiopia
24 Genera with 101 Species #ACEFLSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1935 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1932 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1935 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1911 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1876 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
101 Species and 14 Subspecies | 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 ethiopicus Tite, 1961 | | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis ghimirra Talbot, 1935 | | | 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 | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades elicola Strand, 1911 | | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Cupido crawshayinus Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Cupido distractus | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido kaffana | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido palemon ghimirra | | | Cupido parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupido poseidon Lederer, 1852 | | | Cupido variegata neonegus | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops antoto Strand, 1911 | | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Eicochrysops meryamae Rougeot, 1983 | | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus sebagadis Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Euchrysops abissiniae | | | Euchrysops abyssiniae Storace, 1953 | | | Euchrysops abyssinica Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops eleusis Demaison, 1888 | | | Euchrysops enejus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops kabrosae Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Euchrysops major Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops masai distractus | | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops mauensis abyssiniae Storace, 1950 | | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops fumosa Butler, 1885 | | | Lepidochrysops fumosus | | | Lepidochrysops guichardi Gabriel, 1949 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni abyssiniensis Strand, 1911 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni oculus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Lepidochrysops lunulifer Ungemach, 1932 | | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon abyssiniensis Strand, 1911 | | | Lepidochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops pterou lilacina Ungemach, 1932 | | | Lepidochrysops subvariegata Talbot, 1935 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | 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 | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas colorata Ungemach, 1932 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius kaffana Talbot, 1935 | | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma nubifer distinctesignatus Strand, 1911 | | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza resplendens Butler, 1876 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | 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 Ethiopia
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