Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
807
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
667
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 42
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 21
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 20
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North West
20 Genera with 34 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1963 | Giant Cupids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
34 Species and 2 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Agrodiaetus damon damon | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | | | Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in North West
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
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