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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Austria (West Europe)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		549
7105
26566		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		546
7098
26546		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		524
7033
26357		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		361
5870
23261		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		69
1690
6243		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		68
1688
6225		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1679
6193		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1000
3093		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
862
2426		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
168
464		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		48
154		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Austria
48 Genera with 154 Species
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Agriades Hübner, 19336SpeciesTaxom
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ahlbergia Billberg, 1992Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1805Mountain Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Albulinia1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865Darkies5SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1865Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1776Arguses9SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1967Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1890Tailed Blues9SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1779Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Heodes Fabricius, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1934Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Iolana Bethune-Baker, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1915Ceruleans and Peablues2SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper18SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1779Large blues5SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nordmannia Scudder, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Palaeochrysophanus Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 0Small Jewel Blues15SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1835Meadow Blues18SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaricia1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoaricia Kluk, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1929Chequered Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids5SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1889Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thersamonia Fabricius, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Turanana Bethune-Baker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Vacciniina Tutt, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Austria
154 Species and 14 Subspecies
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon glandon (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades orbitulinus Staudinger, 1892
Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798Alpine Blue
Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933Zullich's Blue
Agrodiaetus damon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Polyommatus damon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Ahlbergia pluto cyanus Johnson, 1992
Albulina orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Albulina pheretes Hübner, 1805Mountain Blue
Albulinia pheretes
Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980
Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990
Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Paragerydus) albatus Felder, 1865
Arhopala phaenops phaenops Felder, 1865
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) allous (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910Spanish Argus
Aricia brunnescens (Harrison, 1906)⇒ Delia brunnescens Zetterstedt, 1845
Aricia idas (RIBBE, 1910)⇒ Aricia morronensis RIBBE, 1910
Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829Osiris Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886Eastern Short-tailed Blue
Cupido agriades
Cupido alcetoides Tutt, 1909
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Cupido syrius Miskin, 1890
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824Cupreous Blue
Eumedonia chiron (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771
Everes coretas Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Everes polysperchon
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche alexis alexis Poda, 1761
Glaucopsyche nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Glaucopsyche rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Glaucopsyche teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Heodes alciphron (Rottenburg, 1775)⇒ Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775
Heodes elongata Schultz, 1905
Heodes tityrus (Poda, 1761)⇒ Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761
Heodes virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Incisalia lanoraieensis (Sheppard, 1934)⇒ Callophrys lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934
Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816Iolas Blue
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lycaeides argus (Denis & Schi..., 1776)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaeides argyrognomon (Bergstrasser, 1779)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaeides calliopis
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena acaciae
Lycaena acca (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena carmon (Gerhard, 1853)⇒ Polyommatus carmon Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Lycaena corydon Poda, 1761
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864Large Copper
Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena hippothoe eurydame Hoffmannsegg, 1806
Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena rustica Edwards, 1865High Mountain Blue
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lysandra argentea Tutt, 1909
Lysandra argester Bergsträsser, 1779
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775Alcon Blue
Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758Large Blue
Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779Dusky Large Blue
Maculinea rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779Scarce Large Blue
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Nordmannia ilicis (Esper, 1779)⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebeius agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798)⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798
Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851Acmon Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus albinulus Bryk, 1940
Plebejus coreana Tutt, 1909
Plebejus corydon
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783Anomalous Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) carmon Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775Damon Blue
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830)⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
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 icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Pseudaricia niceas
Pseudoaricia donzelii Boisduval, 1833
Pseudoaricia douzelli
Pseudoaricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929
Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermulleri Hemming, 1929
Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758Purple Hairstreak
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787Sloe Hairstreak
Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Blue Spot Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771Checkered Blue
Scolitantides orion orion (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Scolitantides orion Pallas, 1771
Strymon acaciae Fabricius, 1787
Strymon pruina Scudder, 1889
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Thersamonia thersamon Esper, 1784
Turanana vicrama
Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Austria
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers		5
25		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters		1
5		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		26
103		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues		12
17		Genera
Species
Taxom



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