Checklist of Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 (The Blues)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 480
6542
17532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 478
6538
17527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 462
6445
17300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 302
5519
15626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
1244
3625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1163
3452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
214
740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 84
308 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 37
134 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 34
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Zimbabwe
34 Genera with 99 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1860 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 0 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1857 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1923 | Cupids | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1945 | Giant Cupids | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1874 | Common Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraidium Bethune-Baker, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1857 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1936 | Zebra blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1855 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumaina Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermoniphas Karsch, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1887 | Pied pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Uranothauma Butler, 1951 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zintha Eliot, 1864 | Blue-eyed Pierrots | 2 | 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 Zimbabwe
99 Species and 16 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed 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 | | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860 | Tinktinkie Blue | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Cacyreus palemon Cramer, 1782 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus tespis Herbst, 1804 | Water Blue | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Catochrysops malathana | | | Catochrysops osiris | | | Catochrysops patricia | | | Celastrina argiolaus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido chloauges | | | Cupido cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Cupido felthami (Stevenson, 1924) | ⇒ Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | | Cupido melaena | | | Cupido plebeia | | | Cupido publia Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Cupido solwezii | | | 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 eicotrochilus Bethune-Baker, 1924 | Brachystegia Blue | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eicochrysops mahalkakoena | | | Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824 | Cupreous Blue | | Eicochrysops messapus mahallakoaena Wallengren, 1857 | Cupreous Blue | | Euchrysops barkeri Trimen, 1893 | Barker's Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops crawshayi Butler, 1899 | Crawshay´s Blue | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Euchrysops fescennia (Bethune-Baker, 1923) | ⇒ Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops osoris Hopffer, 1855 | | | Euchrysops osoris osoris | | | Euchrysops subpallida Bethune-Baker, 1923 | Ashen Smoky Blue | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Lepidochrysops barnesi Pennington, 1953 | Barnes' Blue | | Lepidochrysops chittyi Henning & He..., 1994 | Chitty´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops chloauges Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Jade Blue | | Lepidochrysops coxii Pinhey, 1945 | Cox´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops cupreus Neave, 1910 | | | Lepidochrysops gigantea Trimen, 1898 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca Trimen, 1887 | Silvery Blue | | Lepidochrysops glauca glauca Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | | | Lepidochrysops glauca swinburnei Stevenson, 1939 | | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lepidochrysops kocak Seven, 1997 | Giant Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsea Trimen, 1870 | Free State Blue | | Lepidochrysops letsia Trimen, 1870 | | | Lepidochrysops longifalces Tite, 1961 | Msasa Blue | | Lepidochrysops mashuna Trimen, 1894 | Mashuna Blue | | Lepidochrysops pampolis Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops parsimon Fabricius, 1775 | Western Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris Rogenhofer, 1894 | Peculiar Blue | | Lepidochrysops peculiaris hypoleucus Butler, 1893 | | | Lepidochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeia plebeia Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops plebeja Butler, 1898 | Twin-spot Blue | | Lepidochrysops polydialecta Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Lilac Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops ruthica Pennington, 1953 | Ruth´s Blue | | Lepidochrysops skatios | | | Lepidochrysops skotios Druce, 1905 | | | Lepidochrysops solwezii Bethune-Baker, 1922 | Roseate Blue | | Lepidochrysops stormsi Robbe, 1892 | | | Lepidochrysops vansoni Swanepoel, 1949 | Van Son's Blue | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Lepidochrysops violetta Pinhey, 1945 | Violet 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 pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pulchra Murray, 1874 | Beautiful Zebra Blue | | Nacaduba calauria calauria Felder, 1860 | | | Oboronia bueronica Karsch, 1895 | Ginger Blue | | Oraidium barberae Trimen, 1868 | Dwarf Blue | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Pseudonacaduba sichela Wallengren, 1857 | African Line Blue | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Tarucus sybaris Hopffer, 1855 | Dotted Blue | | Thaumaina uranothauma Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Thermoniphas colorata Ungemach, 1932 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie | | Tuxentius melaena Trimen, 1887 | Black Pie | | Uranothauma antinorii Oberthür, 1883 | Antinori's Branded Blue | | Uranothauma antinorii felthami Stevenson, 1934 | | | Uranothauma falkensteini Dewitz, 1879 | Lowland Branded Blue | | Uranothauma nubifer Trimen, 1895 | Black Heart | | Uranothauma poggei Dewitz, 1879 | Striped Heart | | Uranothauma vansomereni Stempffer, 1951 | Pale Heart | | Zintha hintza Trimen, 1864 | Blue Pied Pierrot | | Zintha hintza hintza Trimen, 1864 | Hintza Pierrot | | 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 Zimbabwe
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