Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Liberia (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 367
5275
8719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
5275
8719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 353
5193
8495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 248
4521
7639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1712
3905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1712
3905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1712
3905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1188
2961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1159
2931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
266
921 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 102
311 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 29
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 23
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Liberia
23 Genera with 41 Species
| Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1895 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1893 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Liberia
41 Species and 7 Subspecies | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi | | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | Liberian Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Liberia
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