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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Andorra (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		219
1501
2896		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		219
1501
2896		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		214
1491
2881		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		163
1321
2657		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		51
881
1750		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		50
880
1749		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
875
1743		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
689
1449		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
635
1380		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
78
198		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		24
62		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Andorra
24 Genera with 62 Species
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Agriades Hübner, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1928Arguses8SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Laeosopis Rambur, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper6SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1758Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Oboronia Karsch, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1758Great Spotted Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1761Small Jewel Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1835Meadow Blues14SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813Chequered Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids5SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andorra
62 Species
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Pseudaricia) nicias Boisduval, 1832
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910Spanish Argus
Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794Spanish Purple Hairstreak
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852Common Blue
Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758Large Blue
Oboronia arctimargo (Strand, 1912)⇒ Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775Meleager's Blue
Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813Panoptes Blue
Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787Sloe Hairstreak
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Blue Spot Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Andorra
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers		1
6		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		18
47		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues		5
9		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