Eresina

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Liptenina
Genus: Eresina
Species: (19)
E. bergeri – E. bilinea – E. conradti – E. corynetes – E. crola – E. fontainei – E. fusca – E. jacksoni – E. katangana – E. katera – E. likouala – E. maesseni – E. masaka – E. pseudofusca – E. rougeoti – E. saundersi – E. schmitti – E. theodori – E. toroensis

[Species listed following Williams, 2008]
Name

Eresina Aurivillius, 1899: 282.

Type-species: Durbania corynetes Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890 (3): 47, by original designation.
References

Aurivillius, C. [1899]. Rhopalocera æthiopica; die Tagfalter des æthiopischen Faunengebietes… Bihang till Kungliga Svenska vetenskapsakademiens handlingar 31(5): 1–561. BHL. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.8773 Reference page.
Grose-Smith, H. & Kirby, W.F. 1887–1902. Rhopalocera Exotica - being Illustrations of New, Rare and Unfigured Species of Butterflies 3 Vols. Gurney & Jackson, London. Vol. 1; Vol. 2; Vol. 3. Reference page.
Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.

Links

Type images: MRAC.

Eresina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Species

Eresina bergeri Stempffer, 1956
Eresina bilinea Talbot, 1935
Eresina conradti Stempffer, 1956
Eresina corynetes (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1890)
Eresina crola Talbot, 1935
Eresina fontainei Stempffer, 1956
Eresina fusca (Cator, 1904)
Eresina jacksoni Stempffer, 1961
Eresina katangana Stempffer, 1956
Eresina katera Stempffer, 1962
Eresina likouala Stempffer, 1962
Eresina maesseni Stempffer, 1956
Eresina masaka Stempffer, 1962
Eresina pseudofusca Stempffer, 1961
Eresina rougeoti Stempffer, 1956
Eresina saundersi Stempffer, 1956
Eresina schmitti Larsen, 2005
Eresina theodori Stempffer, 1956
Eresina toroensis Joicey & Talbot, 1921

References

Eresina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms