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Checklist for Subfamily Theclinae Swainson, 1831 (Hairstreaks)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1244
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1163
3452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
214
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
84
308
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
25
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
25 Genera with 113 Species
#ACDHILMPSTVZ
Aloeides Hübner, 1973Coppers11SpeciesTaxom
Apharitis Riley, 1925
Tawny Silverline0SpeciesTaxom
Aphnaeus Hübner, 1884Silver Spots20SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1914Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Axiocerses Hübner, 1857Scarlets10SpeciesTaxom
Capys Hewitson, 1895Protea Butteflies2SpeciesTaxom
Chloroselas Butler, 1873Gems3SpeciesTaxom
Cigaritis Donzel, 1775Barred Blues10SpeciesTaxom
Crudaria Wallengren, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Desmolycaena Trimen, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Deudorix Hewitson, 1948Cornelians13SpeciesTaxom
Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1981Hairstreaks7SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1865Royals18SpeciesTaxom
Leptomyrina Butler, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Mantoides H. H. Druce, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Myrina Fabricius, 1879Fig Tree Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1901Playboys3SpeciesTaxom
Sithon Hübner, 1912Orange and Black Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1775Silverlines6SpeciesTaxom
Stugeta Druce, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Tajuria Moore, 1865Royals2SpeciesTaxom
Virachola Moore, 1901Guava Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zeritis Boisduval, 18794SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
113 Species and 21 Subspecies
Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857Aranda Copper
Aloeides damarensis Trimen, 1891Damara Copper
Aloeides damarensis mashona Tite & Dickson, 1973Northern Damara Russet
Aloeides molomo Trimen, 1870Molomo Copper
Aloeides molomo coalescens Tite & Dickson, 1973
Aloeides mullini Henning & He..., 1996Mullin's Copper
Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973Plowes´ Copper
Aloeides stevensoni Tite & Dickson, 1973Stevenson's Copper
Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857Dusky Copper
Aloeides taikosoma Wallengren, 1857
Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973Brown Russet
Aphnaeus bruneeli (Berger, 1951)⇒ Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966
Aphnaeus drucei (Neave, 1904)⇒ Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008
Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891Eriksson´s Highflier
Aphnaeus erikssoni barnesi Stempffer, 1954
Aphnaeus erikssoni mashuna
Aphnaeus erikssoni mashunae Stempffer, 1954
Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954Creamy Highflier
Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966Red Silver Spot
Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887Hutchinson's Highflier
Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996
Aphnaeus marci Collins & La..., 2008
Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910Marshall´s Highflier
Aphnaeus mashunae Stempffer, 1954
Aphnaeus nyassae (Butler, 1884)⇒ Cigaritis nyassae Butler, 1884
Aphnaeus phanes (Trimen, 1873)⇒ Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873
Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903
Aphnaeus rex Aurivillius, 1909
Aphnaeus rex gardineri Libert, 2013
Aphnaeus ruficaudis (Strand, 1929)⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880
Aphnaeus victoriae (Butler, 1884)⇒ Cupidesthes eliasi Congdon, Kie..., 1998
Arhopala horsfieldi eurysthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914Peacock Oakblue
Axiocerses amanga Westwood, 1881Bush Scarlet
Axiocerses amanga amanga Westwood, 1881Bush Scarlet
Axiocerses bambana Grose-Smith, 1900
Axiocerses coalescens S.F. Henning..., 1996Black-tipped Scarlet
Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775Common Scarlet
Axiocerses mendeche Smith, 1889
Axiocerses punicea Smith, 1889Punic Scarlet
Axiocerses punicea cruenta Trimen, 1894
Axiocerses susanae S.F. Henning..., 1996
Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857Commom Scarlet
Capys connexivus Butler, 1897African Protea Butterfly
Capys disjunctus Trimen, 1895Russet Protea
Chloroselas argentea Riley, 1932Silver Gem
Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898Purple Gem
Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873Brilliant Gem
Cigaritis brunnea Jackson, 1965Little Bar
Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865Ella's Bar
Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886Homeyer´s Bar
Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850Mozambique Bar
Cigaritis namaquus Trimen, 1874Namaqua Bar
Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851Natal Bar
Cigaritis nyassae Butler, 1884Nyasa Silverline
Cigaritis phanes Trimen, 1873Silvery Bar
Cigaritis victoriae Butler, 1884Victoria Silverline
Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775Common Silverline
Crudaria leroma Wallengren, 1857Silver Spotted Grey
Crudaria wykehami Dickson, 1983Straight Line Grey
Desmolycaena mazoensis (Trimen, 1898)⇒ Chloroselas mazoensis Trimen, 1898
Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855Brown Playboy
Deudorix baronica (Ungemach, 1932)⇒ Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862
Deudorix caerulea (Druce, 1890)⇒ Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890
Deudorix caliginosa Lathy, 1903Dark Brown Playboy
Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877Black and orange playboy
Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887Apricot Playboy
Deudorix dinomenes Smith, 1887Large Orange Playboy
Deudorix diocles Hewitson, 1869Orange-barred Playboy
Deudorix lorisona Hewitson, 1862Coffee berry butterfly
Deudorix lorisona coffea Jackson, 1966
Deudorix magda Gifford, 1963Dusky Playboy
Deudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)⇒ Pilodeudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891
Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948Van Son's Playboy
Hemiolaus caeculus Hopffer, 1855Azure Hairstreak
Hypolycaena buxtoni Hewitson, 1874Buxton's Hairstreak
Hypolycaena buxtoni buxtoni Hewitson, 1874Buxton's Hairstreak
Hypolycaena liara Druce, 1890Black-patch Hairstreak
Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967Coastal Hairstreak
Hypolycaena margites (Mabille, 1900)⇒ Hemiolaus cobaltina Aurivillius, 1899
Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793Common Hairstreak
Hypolycaena tearei Henning, 1981Teare´s Hairstreak
Iolaus (Aphniolaus) pallene Wallengren, 1857Saffron Sapphire
Iolaus (Argiolaus) lalos Druce, 1896Lalos Sapphire
Iolaus (Argiolaus) silarus Druce, 1885Straight-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) alienus Trimen, 1898Brown-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873Yellow-banded Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) australis Stevenson, 1937Eastern Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) bakeri (Riley, 1928)⇒ Epamera bakeri Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Epamera) mimosae Trimen, 1874Mimosa Sapphire
Iolaus mimosae rhodosense Stempffer & ..., 1959
Iolaus (Epamera) nasisii Riley, 1928Nasisi Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) penningtoni Stempffer & ..., 1959Pennington´s Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) sidus Trimen, 1864Red-line Sapphire
Iolaus (Epamera) violacea (Riley, 1928)⇒ Epamera violacea Riley, 1928
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) trimeni Wallengren, 1875Trimen's Sapphire
Iolaus (Pseudiolaus) poultoni (Riley, 1928)⇒ Pseudiolaus poultoni Riley, 1928
Iolaus anesius (Hulstaert, 1924)⇒ Iolaus trimeni Wallengren, 1875
Iolaus bowkeri (Trimen, 1864)⇒ Stugeta mimetica Aurivillius, 1916
Iolaus diaeus (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Tajuria diaeus Hewitson, 1865
Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) gorgias Stoll, 1790Black Eye
Leptomyrina gorgias sobrina Talbot, 1935
Leptomyrina (Gonatomyrina) henningi Dickson, 1976Henning's Black-eye
Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857Tailed Black-eye
Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880Blue Silver Speckle
Lipaphnaeus aderna spindasoides Aurivillius, 1916
Mantoides gama gama Distant, 1886Distant’s Imperial
Myrina dermaptera Wallengren, 1857Lesser Fig-tree Blue
Myrina dermaptera dermaptera Wallengren, 1857Lesser Fig-tree Blue
Myrina dermaptera nyassae Talbot, 1935
Myrina silenus Fabricius, 1775Amber Fig-tree Blue
Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen, 1879Common Fig-tree Blue
Pilodeudorix caerulea Druce, 1890Blue Heart Playboy
Pilodeudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891Obscure Blue-heart Playboy
Pilodeudorix zeloides Butler, 1901Midnight-blue Playboy
Sithon nedymond ismarus Fruhstorfer, 1912Plush
Spindasis brunnea (Jackson, 1966)⇒ Cigaritis brunnea Jackson, 1965
Spindasis ella (Hewitson, 1865)⇒ Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865
Spindasis homeyeri (Dewitz, 1886)⇒ Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886
Spindasis kallimon (Druce, 1905)⇒ Cigaritis homeyeri Dewitz, 1886
Spindasis mozambica (Bertolini, 1850)⇒ Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850
Spindasis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775Common Silverline
Stugeta bowkeri Trimen, 1864Bowker's Marbled Sapphire
Stugeta bowkeri tearei Dickson, 1980Bowker's Marbled Sapphire
Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869
Tajuria diaeus Hewitson, 1865Straight Royal
Virachola zeloides (Butler, 1901)⇒ Pilodeudorix zeloides Butler, 1901
Zeritis fallax (Sharpe, 1890)⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880
Zeritis latifimbriata (Sharpe, 1890)⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna Plötz, 1880
Zeritis orthrus (Trimen, 1874)⇒ Aloeides taikosama Wallengren, 1857
Zeritis sorhagenii Dewitz, 1879Scarce Gem

Subnodes of Theclinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeAmblypodiini
Doherty, 1886
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAphnaeini
Distant, 1884
11
60
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArhopalini
Bingham, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDeudorigini
Doherty, 1886
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHypolycaenini
Swinhoe, 1910
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeIolaini
Riley, 1958
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Theclinae at artfakta.se
Theclinae at dyntaxa.se
Theclinae at itis.gov