Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 30
2174
9239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 24
1968
8389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
374
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 124
656 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 49
234 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 46
208 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Southern Africa
46 Genera with 208 Species #ABCDEFGHIJLNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1887 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1767 | Tailed Blues | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | Cyclyrius Butler, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1879 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1921 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1964 | Giant Cupids | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1914 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 1933 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1907 | Small Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1910 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1973 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
208 Species and 47 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover 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 natalensis Trimen, 1887 | Natal Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus dicksoni Pennington, 1962 | Dickson's Geranium Bronze | | Cacyreus fracta Grünberg, 1912 | Water Bronze | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Castalius hesperis (Vári, 1976) | ⇒ Tuxentius hesperis Vári, 1976 | | Castalius melaena (Trimen, 1887) | ⇒ Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops celaeus | | | Catochrysops eicotrochilus | | | Catochrysops jobates | | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops methymna | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops togara | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Celastrina cossaea de Nicéville, 1895 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido amyntula nesiotes J. Emmel & T..., 1998 | Western Tailed-Blue | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido ariadne | | | Cupido ariana Moore, 1865 | | | Cupido bowkeri | | | Cupido calice Hopffer, 1855 | | | Cupido fracta Grünberg, 1912 | | | Cupido grammicus | | | Cupido griqua | | | Cupido hypopolia | | | Cupido ignota | | | Cupido lacrimosa major | | | Cupido lerothodi | | | Cupido messapus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupido methymna Trimen, 1862 | | | Cupido ortygia | | | Cupido patricia | | | Cupido prephredo | | | Cupido procera | | | Cupido puncticilia Dewitz, 1883 | | | Cupido tantalus | | | Cupido thespis Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates jobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891 | Large Green-banded Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops mahallakoaena (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops sanguigutta Mabille, 1879 | | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosus | | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops osoris osoris | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Freyeria trochilus | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harpendyreus noquasa Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Marsh Blue | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Harpendyreus tsomo Trimen, 1868 | Tsomo Blue | | Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | | Hemiargus hanno hanno (Stoll, 1790) | ⇒ Hemiargus hanno ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Jamides euchylas phasis Fruhstorfer, 1921 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides boeticus michaeli | | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898) | ⇒ Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | Southern Blue | | Lepidochrysops bacchus Riley & Corbet, 1938 | Wineland Blue | | Lepidochrysops badhami Van Son, 1956 | Badham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops balli Dickson, 1985 | Ball's Blue | | Lepidochrysops braueri Dickson, 1966 | Brauer's Blue | | Lepidochrysops caffrariae (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops australis Tite, 1964 | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops dukei Cottrell, 1965 | Duke's Blue | | Lepidochrysops frederikeae Henning & Ball, 2013 | Curious Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops gariabilis | | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | | | Lepidochrysops grahami Trimen, 1893 | Graham's Blue | | Lepidochrysops grandis Talbot, 1937 | | | Lepidochrysops gydoae Dickson, 1986 | Gydo Blue | | Lepidochrysops hypopolia ♰ Trimen, 1887 | Lost Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops irvingi Swanepoel, 1948 | Bronze Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 | James´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops jamesi claassensi Dickson, 1982 | Hantamsberg Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops jamesi jamesi Swanepoel, 1971 | | | Lepidochrysops jeffersyi Swierstra, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops jefferyi Swierstra, 1909 | Jeffery's Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | Ketsi Blue | | Lepidochrysops ketsi ketsi Cottrell, 1965 | | | Lepidochrysops ketsi leucomacula Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Lepidochrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, 1922) | ⇒ Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Lepidochrysops lerothodi Trimen, 1904 | Basotho Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops littoralis Swanepoel, 1983 | Coastal Blue | | Lepidochrysops loewensteini Swanepoel, 1951 | Loewenstein's Blue | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops lotana Swanepoel, 1962 | Lotana Blue | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops macgregori (Pennington, 1970) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | | Lepidochrysops major (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | Lepidochrysops mcgregori Pennington, 1970 | Copper-Brown Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna dicksoni Tite, 1964 | Dicksons Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops methymna methymna Trimen, 1862 | Monkey Blue | | Lepidochrysops michellae Henning & He..., 1983 | Michelle´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops nacrescens Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops niaobe | | | Lepidochrysops oosthuizeni Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Oosthuizen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops oreas Tite, 1964 | Oreas Blue | | Lepidochrysops oreas junae Dickson, 1974 | Riviersonderend Blue | | Lepidochrysops oreas oreas Tite, 1964 | | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lepidochrysops outeniqua Swanepoel & ..., 1983 | Outeniqua Blue | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops penningtoni Dickson, 1969 | Arid Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops pephredo Trimen, 1889 | Estcourt Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops poseidon Pringle, 1987 | Baviaanskloof Blue | | Lepidochrysops praeterita Swanepoel, 1963 | Highveld Blue | | Lepidochrysops pringlei Dickson, 1982 | Pringle's Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops puncticilia Trimen, 1883 | Mouse Blue | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops robertsoni Cottrell, 1965 | Robertson's Blue | | Lepidochrysops rossouwi Henning & He..., 1994 | Rossouw's Blue | | Lepidochrysops southeyae Pennington, 1967 | Southey's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swanepoeli Pennington, 1948 | Swanepoel's Blue | | Lepidochrysops swartbergensis Swanepoel, 1969 | Swartberg Blue | | Lepidochrysops tantalus Trimen, 1887 | King Blue | | Lepidochrysops titei Dickson, 1976 | Tite's Blue | | Lepidochrysops trimeni Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Trimen's Blue | | Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops victori Pringle, 1984 | Grassy Hill Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops wykehami Tite, 1964 | Wykeham's Blue | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Nacaduba calauria calauria Felder, 1860 | | | Nacaduba kurava felsina Waterhouse &..., 1914 | White-banded Line-blue | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Neopithecops umbretta tituria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Orachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898 | Karkloof Blue | | Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997 | Brinkman's Blue | | Orachrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Restless Blue | | Orachrysops mijburghi Henning & He..., 1994 | Black-Spotted Blue | | Orachrysops montanus Henning & He..., 1994 | Golden Gate Blue | | Orachrysops nasutus Henning & He..., 1994 | Nosy Blue | | Orachrysops nasutus nasutus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Orachrysops niobe Trimen, 1858 | Brenton Blue | | Orachrysops regalis Henning & He..., 1994 | Royal Blue | | Orachrysops subravus Henning & He..., 1994 | Grizzled Blue | | Orachrysops violescens Henning & He..., 1994 | Violescent Blue | | Orachrysops warreni Henning & He..., 1994 | Navy Blue | | Oraidium barbarae | | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Oreolyce vardhana vardhana Nixon, 1933 | Dusky hedge-blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus saepiolus hilda Grinnell, 1907 | Greenish Blue | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus bowkeri Trimen, 1883 | Bowker´s Blue | | Tarucus bowkeri bowkeri Trimen, 1883 | | | Tarucus bowkeri transvaalensis Quickelberge, 1972 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus sybaris linearis Aurivillius, 1924 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus sybaris sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus telicanus | | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius hesperis Vári, 1976 | Western Pie | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Tuxentius melaena griqua Trimen, 1887 | | | Tuxentius melaena melaena Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Black Pie | | Udara dilecta thoria Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza hintza Trimen, 1864 | Hintza Pierrot | | Zintha hintza krooni Dickson, 1973 | | | Zizeeria antanossa (Mabille, 1877) | ⇒ Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula gaika (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Southern Africa
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