Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Lesotho (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 288
1975
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1972
3822 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1944
3787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
1390
2777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
401
733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
399
728 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
306
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
297
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 30
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 17
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 16
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesotho
16 Genera with 37 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1804 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesotho
37 Species and 5 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus fracta Grünberg, 1912 | Water Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Oosthuizen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Lesotho
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