Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region Garden Route (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 265
1391
1736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 265
1391
1736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 259
1378
1721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1197
1542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
244
302 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
243
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
241
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
144
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
138
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 22
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Garden Route
10 Genera with 14 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1968 | Coppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Capys Hewitson, 1777 | Protea Butteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1953 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 0 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sithon Hübner, 1912 | Orange and Black Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trimenia Tite & Dickson, 1968 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Garden Route
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aloeides almeida C. Felder, 1862 | Almeida Copper | | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides bella | | | Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Depicta Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Quickelberge's Copper | | Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Peacock Oakblue | | Capys alpheus Cramer, 1777 | Orange-banded Protea Butterfly | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Chrysoritis pyramus Pennington, 1953 | Pyramus Opal | | Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956 | Cape Grey | | Sithon nedymond ismarus Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Plush | | Trimenia argyroplaga Dickson, 1967 | Large Silver-spotted Copper | | Trimenia macmasteri Dickson, 1968 | Karoo Silver-spotted Copper |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Garden Route
Links, sources and further information Theclinae at artfakta.se
Theclinae at dyntaxa.se
Theclinae at itis.gov
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