Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Aegean Islands (Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 384
3170
6176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 383
3169
6175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 366
3104
6047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 259
2615
5220 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
842
1655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
841
1654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
838
1649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
584
1206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
524
1051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
115
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 32
53 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Aegean Islands
32 Genera with 53 Species #ACEFGKLNPQSZ
| Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apelles Hemming, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1887 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Aegean Islands
53 Species and 2 Subspecies | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Apelles alexis | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Kretania psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Kretania sephirus Frivaldsky, 1835 | Zephyr Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejidea loewii Zeller, 1847 | Large jewel blue | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudoaricia hyacinthus | | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium ledereri Boisduval, 1848 | Orange Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Aegean Islands
 | | 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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