Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Canary Islands (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 380
2958
6447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 377
2952
6436 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 366
2911
6379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 240
2357
5372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
595
1242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
592
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
592
1239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
300
561 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
266
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
99
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 19
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Canary Islands
19 Genera with 22 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1821 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophanus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclirius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1839 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micandra Schatz, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1869 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1907 | Acacia Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1949 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Canary Islands
22 Species and 6 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Chrysophanus phlaea | | | Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | | Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes webbianus Brullé, 1839 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Micandra dignota Draudt, 1919 | | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Surendra agdistis Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna corneliae Van Regteren..., 1949 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Canary Islands
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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