Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Bulgaria (Southeast Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 431
4530
13439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 430
4528
13437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 413
4486
13356 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 276
3601
11379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1332
4096 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1331
4085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1326
4077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
832
2396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
731
2052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
105
355 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 34
131 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Bulgaria
34 Genera with 131 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1845 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1928 | Arguses | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1886 | Tailed Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1779 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1869 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1928 | Boulder Copper | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1779 | Large blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1835 | | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1844 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1909 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Bulgaria
131 Species and 8 Subspecies | Agriades dardanus FREYER, 1845 | Bosnian Blue | | Agrodiaetus admetus (Esper, 1783) | ⇒ Polyommatus admetus Esper, 1783 | | Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Aricia (Ultraricia) anteros FREYER, 1839 | | | Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido decoloratus Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Heodes alciphron (Rottenburg, 1775) | ⇒ Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Fijian Blue | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | Fischer's Blue | | Kretania sephirus Frivaldsky, 1835 | Zephyr Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena alciphron chairemon Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena candens leonhardi Fruhstorfer, 1917 | | | Lycaena candrena (Herrich-Schä..., 1869) | ⇒ Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena ottomana Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae balcanicola Graves, 1928 | | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | Dusky Large Blue | | Nordmannia acaciae (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | | 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 | | Philotes baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Plebeius (Aricia) anteros Verity, 1938 | | | Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius admetus Esper, 1783 | | | Plebeius agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Plebeius amanda Schneider, 1792 | | | Plebeius andronicus Coutsis & Gh..., 1995 | | | Plebeius argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | | | Plebeius artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Plebeius bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Plebeius coridon Poda, 1761 | | | Plebeius damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Plebeius daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Plebeius dardanus FREYER, 1844 | | | Plebeius dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Plebeius eroides Frivaldszky, 1835 | | | Plebeius eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | | Plebeius escheri Hübner, 1823 | | | Plebeius eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Plebeius icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | | | Plebeius orphicus Kolev, 2005 | | | Plebeius ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Plebeius semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Plebeius sephirus Frivaldszky, 1835 | | | Plebeius thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) dardanus FREYER, 1844 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus idas balcanica Zullich, 1929 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus sophiana Verity, 1931 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) sephirus Frivaldzky, 1835 | | | Plebejus icarius Esper, 1793 | | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | Grecian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | Higgin'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) orphicus Kolev, 2005 | Kolev'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae Gómez-Bustil..., 1979 | Andalusian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus semiargus balcanica Tutt, 1928 | | | Polyommatus semirargus balcanica Tutt, 1909 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyomatus) eroides Frivaldszky, 1835 | False Eros Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarius (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple 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 | | Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) vicrama Moore, 1865 | | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Bulgaria
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