Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Athens (Attica, Greece)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 234
997
1328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 234
997
1328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 218
962
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
822
1110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
361
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
361
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
361
517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
255
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
242
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
56
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Athens
11 Genera with 15 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1775 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Athens
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena aegon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Strymon ilicis (Bryk, 1940) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | Strymon kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Athens
 | | 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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