Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Rwanda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 253
2144
4666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 244
2114
4615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1845
4258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
719
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
718
1673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
570
1448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
552
1425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
108
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 35
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 21
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 20
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rwanda
20 Genera with 37 Species | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1804 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1924 | Mountain Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1921 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1921 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed 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 Rwanda
37 Species and 6 Subspecies | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido kisaba | | | Cupido lunifer (Rebel, 1919) | ⇒ Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | Cupido ruandensis | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus argenteostriata Stempffer, 1961 | | | Harpendyreus kisaba Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 | | | Harpendyreus ruandensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni kivuensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Leptotes marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | 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 Rwanda
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