Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 351
2638
5979 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 349
2630
5969 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 343
2623
5962 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
2048
4944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
670
1500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
430
975 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
364
781 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
84
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
68 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Afghanistan
28 Genera with 68 Species #ABCEFGHKLMPRSTVZ
| Agriades Hübner, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1976 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1834 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetoprocta de Nicéville, 1865 | Walnut Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1855 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1833 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1886 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyrcanana Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsyche Mattoni, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1886 | Small Jewel Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1895 | Meadow Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1926 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 2018 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1955 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Afghanistan
68 Species and 10 Subspecies | Agriades pheretiades Eversmann, 1843 | Tien Shan Blue | | Agriades pheretiades forsteri Sakai, 1978 | | | Agrodiaetus afghanica (Forster, 1973) | ⇒ Polyommatus afghanica Forster, 1973 | | Agrodiaetus afghanistana (Forster, 1972) | ⇒ Polyommatus damone afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | Albulina (Farsia) siversii Staudinger, 1874 | | | Albulina loewi afghana Howarth & Po..., 1976 | | | Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Chaetoprocta odata Hewitson, 1865 | Walnut Blue | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Glaucopsyche charybdis Staudinger, 1886 | | | Hyrcanana caspius Lederer, 1869 | | | Hyrcanana sartha | | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | | Lycaena cupreus cupreus W. H. Edwards, 1870 | Lustrous Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas comedarum Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Lycaena asopus (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | | Lycaena caudatus Staudinger, 1901 | | | Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | Lustrous copper | | Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886 | | | Lycaena phiala (Grum-Grshima..., 1890) | ⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855 | | Lycaena primus Le Moult, 1946 | | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Micropsyche ariana Mattoni, 1978 | | | Plebejus devanicus kohibabaensis Sakai, 1978 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) christophi Staudinger, 1874 | Small Jewel Blue | | Plebejus christophi bracteata Butler, 1880 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) eversmanni Lang, 1884 | Tibetan Jewel Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus iris asretha | | | Plebejus luzonicus (Röber, 1886) | ⇒ Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | | Plebicula azagra Sheldon, 1913 | | | Plebicula bogra | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) afghanicus Forster, 1973 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | | Polyommatus damone afghanistana Forster, 1972 | | | Polyommatus (Paragrodiaetus) dagmara Grum-Grshima..., 1888 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus afghanica Forster, 1973 | | | Polyommatus candalus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Polyommatus devanica Moore, 1874 | Dusky Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus fergana Staudinger, 1881 | | | Polyommatus gigantea Grum-Grshima..., 1885 | | | Polyommatus sieversi Christoph, 1873 | Pale Jewel Blue | | Polyommatus turanica (Rühl, 1895) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes cashmirensis | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Rapala extensa Evans, 1926 | Chitral Flash | | Satyrium hazarajatica KrupiTsky, P..., 2018 | | | Thersamonia solskyi | | | Turanana cytis Christoph, 1877 | Persian Odd-spot Blue | | Vacciniina iris ashretha | | | Zizeeria knysna angustemarginata Heydemann, 1955 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Afghanistan
 | | 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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