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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Beijing (North China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
174
791
1403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
791
1403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
776
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
110
617
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
93
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
93
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
93
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
76
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
73
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
50
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
13
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Beijing
13 Genera with 17 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1874Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Niphanda Moore, 1853Pointed Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1844Flashes2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Tongeia Tutt, 18771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beijing
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aricia (Umpria) chinensis Murray, 1874
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cupido argiades hellotia Ménétriés, 1857
Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823Tailed Cupid
Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010
Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853
Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus Eversmann, 1851
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Rapala caerulea BREMER & GREY, 1853Bush clover
Rapala nissa Kollar, 1844Common Flash
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771Checkered Blue
Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Beijing
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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