Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Brigalow Belt South (Desert Uplands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 182
804
1593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 182
804
1593 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 168
773
1542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
584
1264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
169
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
168
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
168
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
133
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
131
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
39
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 16
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brigalow Belt South
16 Genera with 30 Species | Acrodipsas Sands, 1913 | Ant-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1903 | Jewels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1967 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1853 | Azures | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brigalow Belt South
30 Species and 17 Subspecies | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse &..., 1913 | Small Ant Blue | | Candalides geminus Edwards & Kerr, 1978 | Geminus Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia duaringae Waterhouse, 1903 | Blue Jewel | | Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876 | Imperial Hairstreak | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jalmenus pseudictinus Kerr & Macqueen, 1967 | Macqueen's Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassis Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris barnardi barnardi Miskin, 1890 | Barnard´s Azure | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | Golden Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Ogyris zosine zosine Hewitson, 1853 | Northern Purple Azure | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | Bitter-bush Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Brigalow Belt South
 | | 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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