Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Antananarivo Province (Madagascar)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
551
760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
551
760 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
518
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
450
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
180
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
180
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
180
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
108
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
93
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
31
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Antananarivo Province
11 Genera with 12 Species | Cacyreus Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1855 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Antananarivo Province
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Cacyreus darius Mabille, 1877 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Hemiolaus ceres Hewitson, 1865 | | | Hemiolaus maryra Mabille, 1887 | | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) phidias Fabricius, 1793 | Madagascar Black-Eye | | Leptotes rabenafer Mabille, 1877 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Antananarivo Province
 | | 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
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