Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 568
7208
15765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 565
7204
15757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 537
7075
15500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 343
5723
13134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2032
4918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2030
4914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2022
4883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1257
3230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1168
3017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
255
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 86
248 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 40
111 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 38
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
38 Genera with 99 Species #ABCEFHIJLNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1887 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Cyclyrius Butler, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1914 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 1933 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1907 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
99 Species and 13 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | 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 | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Castalius hesperis (Vári, 1976) | ⇒ Tuxentius hesperis Vári, 1976 | | Castalius melaena (Trimen, 1887) | ⇒ Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops celaeus | | | Catochrysops eicotrochilus | | | Catochrysops jobates | | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido ariadne | | | Cupido bowkeri | | | Cupido calice Hopffer, 1855 | | | Cupido hypopolia | | | Cupido ignota | | | Cupido patricia | | | Cupido tantalus | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosus | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochilus | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898) | ⇒ Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 | Bronze Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops major (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | Lepidochrysops niaobe | | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops pephredo Trimen, 1889 | Estcourt Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable 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 pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba kurava felsina Waterhouse &..., 1914 | White-banded Line-blue | | Neopithecops umbretta tituria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | Karkloof Blue | | Oraidium barbarae | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Oreolyce vardhana vardhana Nixon, 1933 | Dusky hedge-blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus saepiolus hilda Grinnell, 1907 | Greenish Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus telicanus | | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula gaika (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
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