Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 153
532
761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
529
758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 109
450
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
129
157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
102
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
97
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
52
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 22
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape of Good Hope
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Cape of Good Hope
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aloeides molomo molomo Trimen, 1870 | Molomo Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Myrina denhami | | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
Links, sources and further information Theclinae at artfakta.se
Theclinae at dyntaxa.se
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