Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cambridgeshire (East England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 513
5243
11660 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
5242
11659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 487
5134
11459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
4363
10217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1184
2514 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1183
2511 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1174
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
827
1657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
726
1351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
162
286 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 49
87 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Cambridgeshire
49 Genera with 87 Species #ABCEFGHIJLMNOPSTZ
| Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Argyraspodes Tite & C.G.C..., 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 1905 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1850 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harpendyreus Heron, 1868 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1875 | Jewels | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1945 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1938 | | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1907 | Satyr Orchids | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1907 | Hairstreaks | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cambridgeshire
87 Species and 53 Subspecies | Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 | McMaster's Copper | | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Argyraspodes argyraspis Trimen, 1873 | Warrior Silver-spotted Copper | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis deleta Cockerell, 1889 | | | Aricia agestis elongata Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Bindahara meeki Rothschild &..., 1905 | | | Cacyreus lingeus Stoll, 1782 | Bush Bronze | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Copper Pencilled-blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia lucia W. Kirby, 1837 | Lucia Azure | | Cigaritis mozambica Bertolini, 1850 | Mozambique Bar | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Harpendyreus notoba Trimen, 1868 | Salvia Blue | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops inyangae Pimhey, 1945 | Nyanga Blue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hypophlaeas Boisduval, 1852 | American Copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886 | | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar batavus Oberthür, 1923 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803 | British Large copper | | Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867 | Glade Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793 | Common Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon albescens Cockerell, 1887 | | | Lysandra coridon albofimbriata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antialbescens Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon anticentrijuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon aurantia Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon castanea Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon cincta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon crassichevro Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon fulvescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon lacticolor Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877 | | | Lysandra coridon obsoleta Tutt, 1896 | | | Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon parvipuncta Courvoisier, 1907 | | | Lysandra coridon postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon semicincta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon subcaeruleolunulata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon subradiosa Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon ultraalbocrenata Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon ultralavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia hobartensis Miskin, 1890 | Montane Heath-blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Neozephyrus quercus depuncta Lempke, 1956 | | | Neozephyrus quercus obsoleta Tutt, 1907 | | | Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851 | Dark Purple Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium liparops strigosa Harris, 1862 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium titus winteri Gatrelle, 2004 | Coral Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni excessa Tutt, 1907 | | | Satyrium pruni lutea Tutt, 1907 | | | Satyrium pruni progressiva Tutt, 1907 | | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album obsoleta Tutt, 1907 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla atymna (Hewitson, 1870) | ⇒ Penaincisalia atymna Hewitson, 1870 | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae lata Tutt, 1907 | | | Thecla betulae lineata Tutt, 1907 | | | Thecla betulae spinosae Gerhard, 1853 | | | Thecla betulae steinbuhleri Hoffmann, 1914 | | | Thecla betulae subunicolor Tutt, 1907 | | | Thecla betulae unicolor Tutt, 1907 | | | Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered blue | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | Caucasian Vernal Copper | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cambridgeshire | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 21
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 22
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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