Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Togo (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 228
1948
3911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1948
3911 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 217
1910
3827 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 135
1493
3247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
551
1383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
413
1136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
392
1105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
145
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 69
242 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
61 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 18
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Togo
18 Genera with 32 Species | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1855 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1893 | Pied pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Togo
32 Species and 4 Subspecies | Azanus isis Drury, 1773 | White-banded Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops butha (Starnd, 1911) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia ornata Mabille, 1890 | Untailed Ginger White | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Togo
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