Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Algeria (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 439
4170
11316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 437
4164
11309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 422
4128
11248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 280
3261
9482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
845
1934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
842
1930 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
841
1929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
524
1113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
462
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
102
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 33
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Algeria
33 Genera with 80 Species
| Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1830 | Arguses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Barred Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1895 | Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1895 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Itylos Draudt, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1789 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1910 | Boulder Copper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1950 | Small Jewel Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1876 | Meadow Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudonacaduba Stempffer, 1877 | African Line Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1832 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1834 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Algeria
80 Species and 9 Subspecies | Agrodiaetus punctigera Dannehl, 1927 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Aslauga vininga Hewitson, 1875 | Central Aslauga | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909 | Allard's silver lines | | Cigaritis myrmecophilia (Dumont, 1922) | ⇒ Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922 | | Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849 | Common Silver-line | | Cigaritis syphax Lucas, 1849 | | | Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847 | Donzel's Silver-line | | Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Lorquin's Blue | | Cupido juno meruanus | | | Epamera laon Hewitson, 1878 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche melanops algerica Rühl, 1895 | | | Hypolycaena lebona Hewitson, 1865 | Fairy Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena lebona scintillans Aurivillius, 1895 | | | Itylos koa H. Druce, 1876 | | | Itylos pacis (Draudt, 1921) | ⇒ Madeleinea pacis Draudt, 1921 | | Kretania allardii | | | Kretania martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Lampides boetica | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes telicanus (Lang, 1789) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Liptena albicans (Cator, 1904) | ⇒ Liptena alluaudi Mabille, 1890 | | Liptena simplicia Möschler, 1887 | Simple Liptena | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena bathinia Snellen, 1899 | | | Lycaena celona Austaut, 1879 | | | Lycaena lysimon Trimen, 1866 | | | Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889) | ⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | | Lycaena morgani Le Cerf, 1910 | | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra punctifera Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius allardi | | | Plebeius martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Plebejus martini allardii | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus gaillardi Beuret, 1950 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctifera Courvoisier, 1910 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus daphnis vangolensis Schurian & H..., 1981 | | | Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlantica Forster, 1956 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Polyommatus punctifer Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877 | Dark African Line Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi mauretanica Staudinger, 1892 | | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus mediterranaea | | | Tarucus mediterranea Bethune-Baker, 1918 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares ballus ballus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | Caucasian Vernal Copper | | Tomares manretanicus | | | Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Tomares mauritanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Virachola livia Klug, 1834 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Algeria | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 19
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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