Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Maputo Province (Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1340
1783 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 203
1318
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1039
1447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
462
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
307
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
296
461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
91
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 34
48 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 16
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 15
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maputo Province
15 Genera with 19 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1893 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 0 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Province
19 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Chilades galba phiala Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido melaena | | | Cupido metophis | | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus pulchra | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Maputo Province
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