Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Andaman and Nicobar Islands (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
706
1021 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
675
976 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
551
823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
172
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
125
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
119
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 26
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
26 Genera with 41 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1869 | Oakblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1877 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1775 | Oak-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 0 | Plane | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1773 | Sunbeams | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1932 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1877 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1929 | Lineblues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1925 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1878 | Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1829 | Acacia Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
41 Species and 23 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amblypodia alesia wimberleyi | | | Amblypodia asopia Hewitson, 1869 | | | Aphnaeus zoilus Moore, 1877 | | | Arhopala asopia Hewitson, 1869 | Plain Tailess Oakblue | | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Bindahara phcides | | | Castalius ethion airavati | | | Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget-me-not | | Chilades pandava pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad Blue | | Curetis saronis Moore, 1877 | Burmese Sunbeam | | Curetis saronis nicobarica | | | Curetis thetis Drury, 1773 | Indian Sunbeam | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas Moore, , 1858 | Common Cornelian | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides aleuas C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Bright cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides ferrari Evans, 1932 | Ferrar'S Cerulean | | Lampides alecta kondulana | | | Lampides elpis (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Jamides kankena C. Felder, 1862 | | Lampides elpis kankena | | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Myrina prabha Moore, 1877 | | | Nacaduba berenice nicobaricus Wood-Mason &..., 1881 | | | Nacaduba dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Nacaduba hermus vicania Corbet, 1938 | | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Transparent six-line blue | | Nacaduba kurava nicobarica | | | Nacaduba kurava sambalanga Tite, 1963 | | | Nacaduba pactolus macrophthalma Felder, 1874 | | | Nacaduba sanaya elioti Corbet, 1938 | Jewel Four-Line Blue | | Nacaduba sanaya naevia Toxopeus, 1929 | Jewel four-line blue | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Prosotas dilata Evans, 1932 | Common Lineblue | | Prosotas nora dilata Evans, 1932 | | | Prosotas nora fulva Evans, 1925 | | | Rapala damona Swinhoe, 1890 | Malay Red Flash | | Rapala dieneces Hewitson, 1878 | Scarlet Flash | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Spalgis epius epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Surendra vivarna Horsfield, 1829 | Acacia blue | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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