Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Arnhem Land (Northern Territory, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 61
158
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 61
158
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 56
139
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 39
113
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
49
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
37
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
37
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
31
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Arnhem Land
10 Genera with 11 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1890 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1814 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesolycaena Waterhouse &..., 1922 | Opals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Arnhem Land
11 Species | Arhopala eupolis (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides margarita Semper, 1879 | Gilbert´s Blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Hypochrysops ignita - Leach, 1814 | Dingy jewel | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Nesolycaena urumelia Tindale, 1922 | Arnhemland Blue | | Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | Saltpan Blue | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Arnhem Land
 | | 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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