Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Ayrshire (Scotland, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 244
1156
2050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 244
1156
2050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
1126
2009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 186
997
1840 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
233
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
232
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
230
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
183
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
169
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ayrshire
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Ayrshire
9 Species and 5 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Ayrshire
 | | 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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