Tribe: Lycaenesthini

Anthene

Triclema

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Triclema nigeriae

Tribe: Polyommatini

Actizera

Two species indigenous to southern Africa: Actizera lucida (Rayed blue, pictured right) and Actizera stellata (Red-clover blue)

Azanus

Brephidium

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Brephidium metophis (Tinktinkie blue)

Cacyreus

Chilades

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Chilades trochylus (Grass jewel blue)

Cupidopsis

Two species indigenous to southern Africa: Cupidopsis cissus (Common meadow blue) and Cupidopsis jobates (Tailed meadow blue, pictured right)

Eicochrysops

Euchrysops

Harpendyreus

Lampides

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed blue)

Lepidochrysops

Leptotes

Oboronia

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Oboronia bueronica

Orachrysops

Oraidium

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Oraidium barberae (Dwarf blue)

Pseudonacaduba

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Pseudonacaduba sichela (Dusky blue)

Tarucus

Thermoniphas micyclus

Tuxentius

Uranothauma

Zintha

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Zintha hintza (Hitza blue)

Zizeeria

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Zizeeria knysna (Sooty blue)

Zizina

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Zizina antanossa (Clover blue)

Zizula

One species indigenous to southern Africa: Zizula hylax (Gaika blue)