Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Nelson Mandela Bay (Eastern Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
572
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
572
627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
562
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
522
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
162
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
161
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
160
178 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
116
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
116
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
60
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 12
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nelson Mandela Bay
12 Genera with 16 Species | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nelson Mandela Bay
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Nelson Mandela Bay
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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