Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 300
2787
5094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 287
2741
5008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 198
2406
4556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1026
1966 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1024
1964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 55
1020
1956 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
685
1344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
641
1275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
141
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 55
98 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 24
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 23
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Limpopo
23 Genera with 38 Species #ABCEHILNOPTZ
| 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, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1936 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1907 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 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 | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Limpopo
38 Species and 4 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 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba calauria calauria Felder, 1860 | | | Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | Karkloof Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebejus saepiolus hilda Grinnell, 1907 | Greenish Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Limpopo
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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