Taxonomy of Genus Zeritis Boisduval, 1836
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 348
13640 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 21
1235 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Zeritis
Boisduval, 1836
| 50 | Species |
Subnodes of Zeritis Boisduval, 1836 | Species | Zeritis aderna Plötz, 1880
| | | | Species | Zeritis aethon Trimen, 1887 ⇒ Chrysoritis aethon
Lydenburg Opal | | | | Species | Zeritis aglaspis Trimen, 1862
| | | | Species | Zeritis amanga Westwood, 1881
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis argyraspis Trimen, 1873
| | | | Species | Zeritis aurivillii Schultze, 1908
| | | | Species | Zeritis barklyi Trimen, 1874 ⇒ Aloeides barklyi
Barkly´s Copper | | | | Species | Zeritis basuta Wallengren, 1857
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis bicolor Sharpe, 1891 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina
Orange Silver Speckle | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis chrysantas Trimen, 1868 ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysantas
Karoo Daisy Copper | | | | Species | Zeritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 ⇒ Chrysoritis chrysaor
Burnished Opal, Golden Copper | | | | Species | Zeritis craesus Trimen, 1862
| | | | Species | Zeritis croesus Trimen, 1862
| | | | Species | Zeritis damarensis Trimen, 1891
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis fallax Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna
Blue Silver Speckle, Bramble False Hairstreak | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis fontainei Stempffer, 1956
| | | | Species | Zeritis ivoiriensis Stempffer, 1966
| | | | Species | Zeritis krystyna d´Abrera, 1980
| | | | Species | Zeritis latifimbriata Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna
Blue Silver Speckle, Bramble False Hairstreak | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis leonina Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus leonina
Orange Silver Speckle | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis lycegenes Trimen, 1874
| | | | Species | Zeritis lyncurium Trimen, 1868 ⇒ Chrysoritis lyncurium
Tsomo River Copper, Tsomo River Opal | | | | Species | Zeritis mars Trimen, 1862
| | | | Species | Zeritis molomo Trimen, 1870
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis muzizii Bethune-Baker, 1924
| | | | Species | Zeritis neriene Boisduval, 1836
Checkered Gem | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis oreas Trimen, 1891
| | | | Species | Zeritis orthrus Trimen, 1874 ⇒ Aloeides taikosama
Dusky Copper | | | | Species | Zeritis phospor Trimen, 1864
| | | | Species | Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923
| | | | Species | Zeritis rougemonti Oberthür, 1909
| | | | Species | Zeritis sardonyx Trimen, 1868
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Zeritis simplex Trimen, 1893
| | | | Species | Zeritis sorhagenii Dewitz, 1879
Scarce Gem | | | | Species | Zeritis wallengrenii Trimen, 1887
| | | | Species | Zeritis zaraces Hewitson, 1874
| | | | Species | Zeritis zorites Hewitson, 1874 ⇒ Crudaria leroma
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Synonyms
Distribution of Zeritis Boisduval, 1836 Angola
| Australia
| Benin
| Botswana
| Burkina Faso
| Cameroon
7 Species | Central African Republic
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Species | Ghana
| Guinea
| Ivory Coast
| Kenya
| Lesotho
| Liberia
| Malawi
| Mozambique
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Tanzania
| Togo
| Uganda
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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