Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region North Eastern Province (Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 117
412
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 117
412
470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
401
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
361
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
210
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
208
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
208
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
158
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
137
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for North Eastern Province (Kenya)
10 Species | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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