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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Mpumalanga (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1211
2330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1208
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1204
2307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
746
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
680
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
145
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
57
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
24
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
23
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mpumalanga
23 Genera with 48 Species
#ACEHILOPTZ
Actizera Chapman, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Azanus Moore, 1782Babul Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1843Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824Meadow blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1923Cupids5SpeciesTaxom
Harpendyreus Heron, 1887Mountain Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Ionolyce Toxopeus, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965Giant Cupids13SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1936Common Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986
0SpeciesTaxom
Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1907Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857African Line Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Tuxentius Larsen, 1855Pied pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizina Chapman, 1877Lesser Grass Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
48 Species and 7 Subspecies
Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883Rayed Blue
Agrodiaetus damon damon
Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849African Babul Blue
Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880Mirza Babul Blue
Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857Black-bordered Babul Blue
Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887Natal Babul Blue
Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782Bright Babul Blue
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782Bush Bronze
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843Grass Jewel
Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824Common Meadow Blue
Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793White-tipped Blue
Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824Cupreous Blue
Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893Barker's Smoky Blue
Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887Sabi Smoky Blue
Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833Common smoky blue
Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855African Blue
Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923Ashen Smoky Blue
Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887Marsh Blue
Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914Bronze Line-blue
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945Cox´s Blue
Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887Silvery Blue
Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893Graham's Blue
Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887Zulu Blue
Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948Bronze Nimble Blue
Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909
Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965Ketsi Blue
Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887Patricia Blue
Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963Highveld Blue
Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893Grassveld Nimble Blue
Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948Swanepoel's Blue
Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887King Blue
Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965Variable Blue
Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935Babault's Zebra Blue
Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958Short-toothed Blue
Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936Jeannel's Zebra Blue
Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868Dwarf Blue
Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878Anna´s Blue
Plebejus saepiolus hilda Grinnell, 1907Greenish Blue
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857African Line Blue
Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908
Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855White Pie
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue
Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877Clover Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Mpumalanga
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
3
5
Genera
Species

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Links, sources and further information
Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov