Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 521
7875
25069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 517
7870
25062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
7773
24792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 322
6415
21860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2085
8072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2082
8068 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2074
8045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1450
6414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
1328
6123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
271
1893 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 124
817 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 38
225 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 33
155 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Tanzania
33 Genera with 155 Species #ACEHILNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1882 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1887 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1910 | Mountain Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1922 | Giant Cupids | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1893 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1976 | Pied pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1961 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 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 Tanzania
155 Species and 30 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover Blue | | Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882 | Azure Mountain Blue | | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | 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 | | Cacyreus audeoudi Stempffer, 1936 | Audeoud´s Bush Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops dolorosa | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades galba phiala Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad Blue | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido bueronica | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido lunifer (Rebel, 1919) | ⇒ Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | Cupido negus (Karsch, 1893) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops negus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | Cupido parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupido poseidon Lederer, 1852 | | | Cupido similis Moore, 1878 | | | Cupido unigemmata | | | Cupido virilis Aurivillius, 1925 | | | Cupido wollastoni marungensis | | | 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 | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops rogersi Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Rogers´ Blue | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriatus (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Euchrysops banyo Libert, 2001 | Banyo Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops brunneus Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Brown Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899 | | | Euchrysops crawshayi fontainei Stempffer, 1967 | | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops kabrosae Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Euchrysops kabrosae rosieae Congdon, Kie..., 1998 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mauensis Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Mau Blue | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris osoris | | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subdita Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892 | Equatorial Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis vulcanica Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus berger Stempffer, 1976 | | | Harpendyreus boma Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Harpendyreus juno Butler, 1897 | | | Harpendyreus major Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis mangalisae Kielland, 1986 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | | | Harpendyreus meruana Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops aethiopia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops anerius (Hulstaert, 1924) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | Lepidochrysops anerius kiellandi Stempffer, 1972 | | | Lepidochrysops chala Kielland, 1980 | | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops cinerea Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops desmondi Stempffer, 1951 | Desmond´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops dollmani Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops intermedia Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops intermedia cottrelli Stempffer, 1954 | | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops jansei Van Someren, 1957 | Janse´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops kennethi Kielland, 1986 | | | Lepidochrysops kilimanjarensis Strand, 1909 | | | Lepidochrysops koaena Strand, 1911 | | | Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops lukenia Van Someren, 1957 | Lukenia Blue | | Lepidochrysops mpanda Tite, 1961 | | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops patricia anerius Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia proclus Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate 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 marginalis Aurivillius, 1925 | Black-bordered Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia ornata vestalis Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata Grünberg, 1908 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas colorata Ungemach, 1932 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas fontainei Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius calice calice Hopffer, 1855 | | | Tuxentius calice gregorii Butler, 1894 | | | Tuxentius ertli Aurivillius, 1907 | Ertli´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Tuxentius stempfferi Kielland, 1976 | Stempffer´s Pierrot | | Uranothauma antinirii | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii felthami Stevenson, 1934 | | | Uranothauma confusa Kielland, 1989 | | | Uranothauma cordatus Sharpe, 1892 | | | Uranothauma crawshayi Butler, 1895 | | | Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia chibonotana Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma heritsia virgo Butler, 1896 | | | Uranothauma kilimensis Kielland, 1985 | | | Uranothauma lukwangule Kielland, 1987 | | | Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | | Uranothauma nguru Kielland, 1985 | | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma pseudocrawshayi (Kielland, 1980) | ⇒ Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | Uranothauma uganda Kielland, 1980 | | | Uranothauma usambarae Kielland, 1980 | | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Uranothauma williamsi Carcasson, 1961 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | 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 Tanzania
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