Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Belgium (Benelux)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 567
6607
20414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 564
6595
20399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 535
6514
20222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
5358
17518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1423
4075 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1419
4065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1410
4044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
865
2154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
738
1658 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
145
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 34
87 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Belgium
34 Genera with 87 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1888 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1862 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1779 | Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1892 | Large blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1879 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 0 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymonidia Scudder, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1853 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Belgium
87 Species and 17 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847 | | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia gallica (Schnabl, 1888) | ⇒ Phaonia tuguriorum Scopoli, 1763 | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Glaucopsyche rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Glaucopsyche teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Heodes tityrus (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931 | | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Maculinea arion unicolor Hormuzaki, 1892 | | | Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | Dusky Large Blue | | Maculinea rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | Scarce Large Blue | | Maculinea teleius obscurata Staudinger, 1892 | | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nordmannia ilicis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | 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 argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus caerulescens Grum-Grshima..., 1893 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarinus Scriba, 1791 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Rapala schistacea (Moore, 1879) | ⇒ Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymon excessa Tutt, 0 | | | Strymonidia w-album (Knoch, 1782) | ⇒ Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae spinosae Gerhard, 1853 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Belgium
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