Ants
Ants
Arachnids
Arachnids
Bees
Bees
Beetles
Beetles
Booklice
Booklice
Bugs
Bugs
Bumblebees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Butterflies
Cicadas
Cicadas
Crane flies
Crane flies
Dragonflies
Dragonflies
Earwigs
Earwigs
Flies
Flies
Isopods
Isopods
Locusts
Locusts
Mantises
Mantises
Mayflies
Mayflies
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
Myriapods
Myriapods
Net-winged
Net-winged
Plant-parasitic
Plant-parasitic
Scorpion flies
Scorpion flies
Termites
Termites
Wasps
Wasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Cambridge (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
2140
2982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
339
2140
2982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
324
2099
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
247
1812
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
456
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
456
649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
454
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
316
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
275
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
55
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
18
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cambridge
18 Genera with 22 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erora Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1965Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 0Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1803Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids3SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1823Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cambridge
22 Species and 9 Subspecies
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782Bush Bronze
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Erora laeta Edwards, 1862Early hairstreak
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965)⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964
Jamides cyta cyta
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar dispar Haworth, 1803British Large copper
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon parvipuncta Courvoisier, 1907
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Chequered blue
Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cambridge
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information