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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Alvesta (Kronoberg County, Sweden)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
803
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
803
1151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
171
778
1115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
134
662
973
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
279
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
279
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
277
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
213
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
187
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alvesta
11 Genera with 14 Species
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Johnsonita Salazar & Co..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Micandra Schatz, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1865Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Theritas Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alvesta
14 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Johnsonita pardoa d´Abrera, 1995
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Micandra aegides C. Felder & ..., 1865
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Thecla paupera Felder & Felder, 1865
Theritas paupera C.Felder & R..., 1865

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Alvesta
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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