Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
1500
2566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 285
1499
2566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
1462
2504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 201
1288
2286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
315
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
315
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
310
442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
199
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
184
275 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
61
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 25
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Blue Mountains
25 Genera with 42 Species #ACDEGHJLNOPSTZ
| Acrodipsas Sands, 1965 | Ant-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1862 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1875 | Jewels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Blue Mountains
42 Species and 13 Subspecies | Acrodipsas aurata D.P.A. Sands, 1997 | Bronze Ant-blue Butterfly | | Acrodipsas brisbanensis Miskin, 1884 | Bronze ant-blue | | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides consimilis consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Copper Pencilled-blue | | Candalides cyprotus cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Cyprotus Blue | | Candalides gilberti Waterhouse, 1903 | Gilbert´s blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Chlorostrymon orbis K. Johnson &..., 1993 | Orbis Hairstreak | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Hypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832 | Yellow Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Jalmenus ictinus Hewitson, 1865 | Ictinus Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Paralucia aenea (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda chloris Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered blue | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Blue Mountains
 | | 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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