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Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
257
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
225
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
120
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
93
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
87
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
31
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
12
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePolyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taita-Taveta County
5 Genera with 5 Species
Azanus Moore, 1887Babul Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1921Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1948Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taita-Taveta County
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Azanus natalensis Trimen, 1887Natal Babul Blue
Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921
Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948Le Gras´ Pierrot
Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County
SubtribePolyommatina
Talavera & al, 2012
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polyommatini at artfakta.se
Polyommatini at dyntaxa.se
Polyommatini at itis.gov