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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Alps (Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
90
377
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
377
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
377
768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
359
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
156
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
156
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
154
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
113
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
104
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
45
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
13
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alps
13 Genera with 34 Species
Agriades Hübner, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1798Mountain Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865Darkies5SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1830Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17813SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1830Small Jewel Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1798Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoaricia Kluk, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Vacciniina Tutt, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alps
34 Species
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798Alpine Blue
Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933Zullich's Blue
Albulina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Allotinus bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Albulina orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980
Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990
Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Paragerydus) albatus Felder, 1865
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829Osiris Blue
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena subalpina Speyer, 1851
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Plebeius glandon (de Prunner, 1798)⇒ Plebejus aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Plebeius nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Pseudoaricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Alps
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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