Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 503
7105
22102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 501
7100
22096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 482
7015
21853 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5811
19641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
2170
8011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 68
2168
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
2164
8002 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
1453
6124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1331
5721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
263
1471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 118
559 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 44
197 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 38
138 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kenya
38 Genera with 138 Species #ACEFHIJLNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1882 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1895 | Tailed Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1926 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1951 | Giant Cupids | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | 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 Kenya
138 Species and 26 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882 | Azure Mountain 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 palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | 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 hesperis (Vári, 1976) | ⇒ Tuxentius hesperis Vári, 1976 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops neonegus | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Chilades kedonga pulchristriata Bethune-Baker, 1905 | | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido gregorii Butler, 1896 | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido nandensis Neave, 1910 | | | Cupido neonegus | | | Cupido variegata | | | Cupido victoriae (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus nandiana Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops nandiana Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Eicochrysops nandianus | | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Rogers´ Blue | | 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 brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops horus Stoneham, 1938 | | | Euchrysops kabrosae Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892 | Equatorial Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 | Desmond´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops elgonae Stempffer, 1950 | Elgon Blue | | Lepidochrysops elgonae elgonae Stempffer, 1950 | | | Lepidochrysops elgonae moyo Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops jansei Van Someren, 1957 | Janse´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops kitale Stempffer, 1936 | Kitale Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops lukenia Van Someren, 1957 | Lukenia Blue | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops neonegus neonegus Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops pterou pterou Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops pterou suk Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 | Grassy Hill Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | | | Leptotes adamsoni Collins & La..., 1991 | Adamson´s Zebra Blue | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | 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 pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Petrelaea sichela | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata Grünberg, 1908 | | | Phlyaria heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | 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 kulala Evans, 1955 | Turkana Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ 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 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius calice gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus cretosus Butler, 1876 | | | Tuxentius cretosus usemia Neave, 1904 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma cordatus Sharpe, 1892 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Kenya
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