Checklist for Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 614
13248
40770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 610
13239
40744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 581
13079
40224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 365
10638
34907 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3730
13310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3727
13306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3725
13304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 28
2482
9917 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
2292
9415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
401
2450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 154
1064 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 48
253 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 39
150 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for West Africa
39 Genera with 150 Species #ACDEFHJLNOPSTUZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1876 | Common Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1932 | Meadow blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 2001 | Giant Cupids | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hedge Blues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1879 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 0 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlyaria Karsch, 1895 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1917 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1944 | Blue pierrots | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1880 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1892 | Pied pierrots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1895 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
150 Species and 23 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed 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 virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Castalius anomalogramma (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius cretosus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius lactinatus (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Castalius usemia (Butler, 1876) | ⇒ Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops micylus | | | Catochrysops naicyolus | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops synchrematiza | | | Catopyrops florinda halys Waterhouse, 1934 | Speckled Lineblue | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades (Lachides) contracta Butler, 1880 | Small Cupid | | Chilades alberta (Butler, 1901) | ⇒ Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | | Chilades eleusis Demaison, 1888 | Sky-blue Cupid | | Chilades kedonga (Grose-Smith, 1898) | ⇒ Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | Chilades kedonga nigeriae Sharpe, 1902 | | | Chilades naidina Butler, 1886 | | | Chilades serrula Mabille, 1890 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido antanossa Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupido carana Hewitson, 1874 | | | Cupido cretosus Butler, 1895 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido gussfeldtii | | | Cupido latrunculata (Grünberg, 1911) | ⇒ Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | | Cupido mediterranaea | | | Cupido nigeriae | | | Cupido noguerae Haig-Thomas, 1929 | | | Cupido ornatus Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Cupido punctatus Dewitz, 1880 | | | Cupido quassi Karsch, 1895 | | | Cupido synchrematiza | | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Cupidopsis jobates mauritanica Riley, 1932 | | | Cupidopsis mauritanica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930 | | | Eicochrysops dudgeoni Riley, 1929 | Dudgeon´s Cupid | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Euchrysops alberta Butler, 1901 | Sahel Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata Capronnier, 1889 | Capronnier´s Cupid | | Euchrysops albistriata greenwoodi | | | 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 cyclopteris Arthur Gardi..., 1876 | | | Euchrysops eleusis Demaison, 1888 | | | Euchrysops enejus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Euchrysops jacksoni (Stempffer, 1952) | ⇒ Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | 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 sagba Libert, 1993 | Sagba Mountain Cupid | | Euchrysops sahelianus Libert, 2001 | Western Brown-edged Cupid | | Euchrysops severini Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Everes hippocrates | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Jamides aratus aratus | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops abri Libert, 2001 | | | Lepidochrysops butha (Starnd, 1911) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | | Lepidochrysops dunni Larsen & Col..., 2003 | Boorman´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops labeensis Larsen & War..., 2000 | Labe Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops nigeriae (Stempffer, 1957) | ⇒ Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quassi Karsch, 1895 | Tailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops quickelbergei Swanepoel, 1969 | Pale Blue Nimble Blue | | Lepidochrysops ringa Tite, 1959 | Tite´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops synchrematiza Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Untailed Blue Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops vera Tite, 1961 | Vera´s Giant Cupid | | 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 jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba sichela | | | Nacaduba stratola (Holland, 1891) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Nacaduba sumbawa Tite, 1963 | | | Nacaduba tristis Rothschild, 1916 | | | Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912) | ⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | | 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 pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Oboronia punctatus Dewitz, 1879 | Common Ginger White | | Petrelaea sichela | | | Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | Pied Blue | | Phlyaria cyara cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | | Phlyaria cyara stactalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Phlyaria stactalla (Karsch, 1895) | ⇒ Phlyaria cyara Hewitson, 1876 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus marginalis | | | Syntarucus pulchra | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus legrasi Stempffer, 1948 | Le Gras´ Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterraneae (Austaut, 1885) | ⇒ Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus sybaris sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Tarucus theophrastes | | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tarucus ungemachi Stempffer, 1944 | Ungemach´s Pierrot | | Thermoniphas alberici Dufrane, 1945 | Alberic´s Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas fumosa Stempffer, 1952 | Smoky Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas micylus Cramer, 1782 | Common Chalk Blue | | Thermoniphas micylus micylus | | | Thermoniphas togara Plötz, 1880 | Bright Chalk Blue | | Tuxentius balkanica FREYER, 1843 | | | Tuxentius caraena Hewitson, , 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana Hewitson, 1876 | Forest Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius carana carana Hewitson, 1876 | | | Tuxentius carana kontu Karsch, 1893 | | | Tuxentius cretosus Butler, 1876 | Savanna Pied Pierrot | | Tuxentius cretosus nodieri Oberthür, 1883 | | | Tuxentius margaritaceus Sharpe, 1892 | Margarita´s Pierrot | | Upolampes evena evena Westwood, 1850 | | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii bamendanus Libert, 1993 | | | Uranothauma belcastroi Larsen, 1997 | Belcastro´s Branded Blue | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma frederikkae Libert, 1993 | Cameroon Branded Blue | | Uranothauma heritsia Hewitson, 1876 | Light Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | 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 hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Polyommatini with occurrences in West Africa
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