Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Uganda (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 417
5194
15507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
5194
15507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 395
5079
15165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 266
4269
13768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1798
6868 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1797
6867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1796
6866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1253
5482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1157
5267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
251
1962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 124
893 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 40
226 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 33
150 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Uganda
33 Genera with 150 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1880 | Tailed Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1932 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1891 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1877 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Uganda
150 Species and 18 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Actizera stellata Trimen, 1883 | Clover 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 | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright 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 | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius ilissus Felder & Felder, 1859 | | | Castalius isis | | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius margaritaceus (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops barkeri | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops togara | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades (Lachides) contracta Butler, 1880 | Small Cupid | | Chilades galba phiala Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901) | ⇒ Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido albicosta (Gaede, 1918) | ⇒ Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | | Cupido aruensis (Swinhoe, 1916) | ⇒ Jamides aruensis Pagenstecher, 1884 | | 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 mauensis | | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido pterou | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis cyssus | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cyclyrius juno Butler, 1897 | | | Cyclyrius speciosa | | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops masai Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Masai Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus nandiana Bethune-Baker, 1906 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | Sahel Cupid | | 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 jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops kabrosae Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops mondensis | | | Euchrysops nandensis Neave, 1904 | | | Euchrysops nilotica Aurivillius, 1904 | Desert Bean Cupid | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops reducta Hulstaert, 1924 | Jackson´s Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus aequatorialis Sharpe, 1892 | Equatorial Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus argenteostriatus Stempffer, 1961 | | | Harpendyreus juno Butler, 1897 | | | Harpendyreus marungensis Joicey & Talbot, 1924 | Central Mountain Blue | | Harpendyreus marungensis wollastoni Bethune-Baker, 1926 | | | Harpendyreus meruana Aurivillius, 1910 | | | Harpendyreus meruanus | | | Harpendyreus reginaldi Heron, 1909 | | | Jamides aruensis Pagenstecher, 1884 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops budama Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops jacksoni Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops labwor Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops loveni Aurivillius, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops naidina (Butler, 1886) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Lepidochrysops neonegus Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops neonegus borealis Van Someren, 1957 | | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops pterou Bethune-Baker, 1922 | | | Lepidochrysops victoriae Karsch, 1895 | Lake Victoria Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops victoriae occidentalis Libert & Col..., 2001 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed 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 albicosta Gaede, 1916 | | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oboronia guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879 | Güssfeldt´s Blue | | Oboronia gussfeldtii Dewitz, 1879 | | | Oboronia liberiana Stempffer, 1950 | Liberian Ginger White | | 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 | | Petrelaea aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara tenuimarginata Grünberg, 1908 | | | Phlyaria heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | | | Syntarucus brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | | | Syntarucus marginalis | | | Syntarucus pulchra | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus pulchra | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas alberici Dufrane, 1945 | Alberic´s Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas albocaerulea Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas caerulea Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas distincta Talbot, 1935 | | | Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952 | Smoky Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas kigezi Stempffer, 1956 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata plurilimbata Karsch, 1895 | | | Thermoniphas plurilimbata rutshurensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas togara bugalla Stempffer & ..., 1962 | | | Thermoniphas togara togara Plötz, 1880 | | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus usemia Neave, 1904 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Uranothauma antinori | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii felthami Stevenson, 1934 | | | Uranothauma cordatus Sharpe, 1892 | | | Uranothauma cuneatum Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma delatorum Heron, 1909 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia intermedia Tite, 1958 | | | Uranothauma lunifer Rebel, 1914 | | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma uganda Kielland, 1980 | | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizeeria zizina antanossa | | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in Uganda
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