home about search
biodiversity explorer
the web of life in southern Africa
Subfamily: Theclinae
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Amblypodini
Myrina
Tribe: Aphnaeini
Aloeides
Aphnaeus
Argyraspodes
One species indigenous to southern Africa: Argyraspodes argyraspis (Warrior silver-spotted copper)
Axiocerses
Chloroselas
Chrysoritis
Cigaritis
Crudaria
Erikssonia
One species indigenous to southern Africa: Erikssonia acraeina (Eriksson's copper)
Lipaphnaeus
One species indigenous to southern Africa: Lipaphnaeus aderna
Phasis
Trimenia
Tylopaedia
One species indigenous to southern Africa: Tylopaedia sardonyx (King clopper)
Zeritis
One species indigenous to southern Africa: Zeritis sorhagenii
Tribe: Deudorigini
Capys
Deudorix
Tribe: Hypolycaenini
Hypolycaena
Leptomyrina
Tribe: Iolaini
Iolaus
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.