Orachrysops

Orachrysops Vári, 1986

Orachrysops Vári, 1986; Lep. Soc. S. Afr. 1986: ix; TS: Lycaena niobe Trimen

Orachrysops; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Orachrysops (Polyommatini); [AfrL]

Orachrysops ariadne (Butler, 1898) Natal. See [maps]
- Catachrysops ariadne Butler, 1898; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 193, pl. 20, f. 3-4; TL: Natal
- Chilades ariadne; [CoL]
- Euchrysops ariadne; [BAFR], 556
- Lepidochrysops ariadne; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 229; [PBSA]; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 2; [CoL]
- Neochrysops ariadne; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 283, pl. 15, f. 4, pl. 26, f. 4
- Orachrysops ariadne; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Indigofera astraglina [PBSA]
Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops brinkmani Heath, 1997; Metamorphosis 8 (1): 27; TL: South Africa, Kammanassie Mts, Uniondale
- Orachrysops brinkmani; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops lacrimosa (Bethune-Baker, [1923]) Natal, Transvaal. See [maps]
- Neochrysops lacrimosa Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 281; TL: Newcastle, Natal
- Neochrysops lacrimosa var. major Bethune-Baker, [1923]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 282; TL: Newcastle, Natal
  - = ; [AfrL]
- Euchrysops lacrimosa; [BAFR], 556
- Lepidochrysops lacrimosa lacrimosa; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231
- Lepidochrysops lacrimosa major; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [CoL]
- Lepidochrysops lacrimosa; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 11; [PBSA]; [CoL]
- Orachrysops lacrimosa; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Indigofera sp. [PBSA]
Orachrysops mijburghi Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops mijburghi Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 267
- Orachrysops mijburghi; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops montanus Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops montanus Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 268
- Orachrysops montanus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops nasutus Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops nasutus Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 269
- Orachrysops nasutus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- O. n. nasutus
  - Orachrysops nasutus nasutus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
- O. n. remus Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa
  - Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 270
  - Orachrysops nasutus remus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops niobe (Trimen, 1862) S.Cape (Knysna) - Natal, Lesotho. See [maps]
- Lycaena niobe Trimen, 1862; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (3): 282; TL: Knysna, Cape
- Euchrysops niobe; [BAFR], 556; [CoL]
- Lepidochrysops niobe; Stempffer, 1967, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10: 231; [BOW]: pl. 124, f. 11 (text only)
- Neochrysops niobe; Bethune-Baker, [1923], Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4): 280, pl. 12, f. 1, pl. 15, f. 2, pl. 26, f. 2
- Orachrysops niobe; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops regalis Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops regalis Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 265
- Orachrysops regalis; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops subravus Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops subravus Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 264
- Orachrysops subravus; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops violescens Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops violescens Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 266
- Orachrysops violescens; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]
Orachrysops warreni Henning & Henning, 1994 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Orachrysops warreni Henning & Henning, 1994; Pennington's Butterflies (2nd edn.): 271
- Orachrysops warreni; [AfrL]; [iNaturalist]

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References:

[AfrL] Mark C. Williams
Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); Afrototropical Butterflies; e-mail: Mark C. Williams
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Bethune-Baker, [1923]
Monograph of the genus Catochrysops Boisd. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1922 (3-4) : 275-366, pl. 12-32
Butler, 1898
On the Lepidopterous insects collected by G.A.K. Marshall in Natal and Mashonaland in 1895 and 1897 Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1898 : 186-201, pl. 20
[BAFR]; D'Abrera, 1980
Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region: -
[PBSA]; Dickson & Kroon, 1978
Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa
Heath, 1997
Description of a new species of Orachrysops Vári from the Western Cape Province of South Africa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Metamorphosis 8 (1) : 26-32
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Stempffer, 1967
The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent) Suppl. 10 : 1-322
Trimen, 1862
On some New Species of South African Butterflies Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 1 (3) : 279-291
Vári in Vári & Kroon, 1986
Southern African Lepidoptera Lep. Soc. S. Afr. 1986 : i-x, 1-198

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