Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Malawi (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
3787
9639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 308
3697
9441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
3307
8733 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1621
4426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 62
1618
4423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1126
3311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1063
3167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
196
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 82
323 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 35
129 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 30
102 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malawi
30 Genera with 102 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1882 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1907 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1905 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1895 | Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1843 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1887 | Mountain Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1961 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malawi
102 Species and 11 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 lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Castalius ertli Aurivillius, 1907 | | | Catochrysops pampolis (Druce, 1905) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido calice Hopffer, 1855 | | | Cupido ertli Aurivillius, 1906 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido gigantea | | | Cupido juno Butler, 1896 | | | Cupido neavei | | | Cupido subpallida | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops browni (Butler, 1895) | ⇒ Euliphyra hewitsoni Aurivillius, 1899 | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops neavei | | | Euchrysops niobe (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Orachrysops niobe Trimen, 1858 | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops unigemmata Butler, 1895 | | | Freyeria trochylus trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | | Harpendyreus hazelae Stempffer, 1973 | | | Harpendyreus juno Butler, 1897 | | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops auratus Quickelberge, 1979 | | | Lepidochrysops chalceus Quickelberge, 1979 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops delicata Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 | Desmond´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops handmani Quickelberge, 1980 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia intermedia Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops neavei Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops neavei neavei Bethune-Baker, , 1923 | | | Lepidochrysops neavei nolani Williams, 2002 | | | Lepidochrysops nuika | | | Lepidochrysops nyika Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | | | Lepidochrysops phoebe Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate 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 pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Orachrysops niobe Trimen, 1858 | Brenton Blue | | Phlyaria cyara cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas colorata Ungemach, 1932 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius ertli Aurivillius, 1907 | Ertli´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii felthami Stevenson, 1934 | | | Uranothauma confusa Kielland, 1989 | | | Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895 | | | Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia virgo Butler, 1896 | | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi (Kielland, 1980) | ⇒ Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | Uranothauma uganda Kielland, 1980 | | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Malawi
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