Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region South Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 91
467
775 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 87
438
716 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
405
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
313
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
231
356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
223
348 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
46
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Nigeria
7 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for South Nigeria
9 Species | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Cigaritis larseni Bouyer, 2012 | | | Dapidodigma hymen Fabricius, 1775 | Western Virgin | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Hypomyrina nomion Staudinger, 1891 | Dark Orange Playboy | | Iolaus (Epamera) sciophilus Schultze, 1915 | Dark Jewel Sapphire | | Iolaus (Iolaus) eurisus (Cramer, 1779) | ⇒ Iolaus vexillarius Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus aelianus (Staudinger, 1891) | ⇒ Iolaus iulus Hewitson, 1869 | | Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775 | Amber Fig-tree Blue |
Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in South Nigeria
Links, sources and further information Theclinae at artfakta.se
Theclinae at dyntaxa.se
Theclinae at itis.gov
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