Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Aberdeenshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 262
1375
2378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 262
1375
2378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 247
1339
2324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1177
2115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
499
901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
498
898 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
492
888 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
358
590 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
313
497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
45
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Aberdeenshire
11 Genera with 17 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crudaria Wallengren, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Aberdeenshire
17 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968 | Gowan's Copper | | Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 | McMaster's Copper | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Crudaria capensis Van Son, 1956 | Cape Grey | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Aberdeenshire
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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