Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
179
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 10
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
10 Genera with 23 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1764 | Coppers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1938 | Coppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasis Hübner, 1764 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
23 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides egerides Riley, 1938 | Red Hill Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides thyra (Linnaeus, 1764) | ⇒ Aloeides pallida N.D. Riley, 1938 | | Arhopala caesetius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947 | Dickson's Copper | | Chrysoritis felthami Trimen, 1904 | Feltham´s Opal | | Chrysoritis pyroeis Trimen, 1864 | Sand-dune Opal | | Chrysoritis thysbe Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Opal | | Chrysoritis zonarius Riley, 1938 | Donkey Daisy Copper | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) lara Linnaeus, 1764 | Cape Black-eye | | Phasis braueri Dickson, 1968 | Brauer's Arrowhead | | Phasis pringlei Dickson, 1977 | Pringle's Arrowhead | | Phasis thero Linnaeus, 1764 | Hooked Copper | | Poecilmitis chrysaor (Trimen, 1864) | ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | | Trimenia malagrida Wallengren, 1857 | Scarce Mountain Copper | | Trimenia wallengrenii Trimen, 1887 | Wallengren's Copper |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Cape Town
Links, sources and further information Theclinae at artfakta.se
Theclinae at dyntaxa.se
Theclinae at itis.gov
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