Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
110
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
100 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
16 Genera with 30 Species | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1782 | Silver Spots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1775 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dapidodigma Karsch, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1887 | Cornelians | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypomyrina H.H. Druce, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1964 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1775 | Fig Tree Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paradeudorix Libert, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1895 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1908 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeritis Boisduval, 1923 | | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
30 Species and 6 Subspecies | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 | Western Silver Spot | | Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013 | | | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782 | Common Highflier | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Cigaritis amine (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Dapidodigma demeter Clench, 1961 | Eastern Virgin | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes Smith, 1887 | Large Orange Playboy | | Deudorix dinomenes diomedes Jackson, 1966 | | | Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862 | Coffee berry butterfly | | Deudorix odana Druce, 1887 | Indigo Playboy | | Hypokopelates obscura (Bethune-Baker, 1914) | ⇒ Paradeudorix eleala Hewitson, 1865 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomyrina mimetica Libert, 2004 | Libert´s Orange Playboy | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Iolaus (Epamera) iasis (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Iolaus albomaculatus Sharpe, 1904 | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | Royal Sapphire | | Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | Orange Silver Speckle | | Lipaphnaeus leonina ivoirensis Stempffer, 1966 | | | Myrina nomion (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Paradeudorix eleala Hewitson, 1865 | Western Fairy Playboy | | Paradeudorix eleala viridis Stempffer, 1964 | | | Pilodeudorix catalla Karsch, 1895 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Spindasis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850) | ⇒ Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | | Spindasis paradoxa (Schultze, 1908) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis bicolor (Sharpe, 1891) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis leonina (Sharpe, 1890) | ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina Sharpe, 1890 | | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836 | Checkered Gem | | Zeritis neriene amine Butler, 1874 | | | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923 | |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Theclinae at artfakta.se
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