Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 148
717
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 145
712
1235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 106
612
1141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
70
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
70
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
70
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
56
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
56
87 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
38
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namaqualand
9 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Namaqualand
13 Species | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Lepidochrysops badhami Van Son, 1956 | Badham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | Copper-Brown Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 | Mouse Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Namaqualand
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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