Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
3514
7841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
3513
7840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 302
3456
7694 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
2933
6972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1254
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
828
2578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
763
2455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
199
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 96
443 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 30
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 24
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Leone
24 Genera with 46 Species #ACELOPSTUZ
| Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 2001 | Cupids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1893 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
46 Species and 6 Subspecies | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Catochrysops naicyolus | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops synchrematiza | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido synchrematiza | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929 | Dudgeon´s Cupid | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi | | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia gussfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Petrelaea sichela | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893 | | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997 | Belcastro´s Branded Blue | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Sierra Leone
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
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