Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Southeast Tanzania (South Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1219
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 192
1170
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
1062
1540 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
393
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
392
658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
275
493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
264
481 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
95
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 32
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 15
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southeast Tanzania
14 Genera with 17 Species | Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1894 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southeast Tanzania
17 Species | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
Links, sources and further information Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov
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