Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Central Europe (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 720
10496
42221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 715
10483
42186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 655
10338
41867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 421
8491
36502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 74
1962
6498 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 73
1958
6482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 71
1949
6461 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
1214
3392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1072
2702 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
173
452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 48
161 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central Europe
48 Genera with 161 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1830 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1776 | Arguses | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calystryma Scudder, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1886 | Tailed Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1909 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1779 | Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1869 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1779 | Large blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeochrysophanus Fabricius, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1781 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1997 | Meadow Blues | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1889 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymonidia Scudder, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 0 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1909 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central Europe
161 Species and 20 Subspecies | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agrodiaetus admetus (Esper, 1783) | ⇒ Polyommatus admetus Esper, 1783 | | Agrodiaetus damon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Agrodiaetus dolus (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Polyommatus dolus Hübner, 1823 | | Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986 | | | Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980 | | | Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990 | | | Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) allous (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Aricia brunnescens (Harrison, 1906) | ⇒ Delia brunnescens Zetterstedt, 1845 | | Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Calystryma meleager Druce, 1907 | | | Celastrina acis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | 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) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido alcetoides Tutt, 1909 | | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupido decoloratus Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyaniris semiargus balcanica Tutt, 1909 | | | Danis danis triopus Barrande, 1872 | | | Eumedonia chiron (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Everes coretas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | | | Everes decolorata | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Glaucopsyche teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Heodes tityrus (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | | Heodes virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Iolana iolas iolas | | | Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Fijian Blue | | 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 | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena admetus | | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena alciphron alciphron Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Lycaena amphidamas (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Lycaena arcus von Rottemburg, 0 | | | Lycaena argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lycaena argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lycaena bathinia Snellen, 1899 | | | Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena candrena (Herrich-Schä..., 1869) | ⇒ Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar rutila WERNEBURG, 1864 | | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931 | | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena idas (Rambur, 1842) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | | | Lycaena orion Pallas, 1771 | | | 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 | | 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 | | Maculinea rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | Scarce Large Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | | 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 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Plebeius argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) acmon Westwood, 1851 | Acmon Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus argyrognomon argyropeza Szabó, 1956 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) sephirus Frivaldzky, 1835 | | | Plebejus sephirus kovacsi Szabó, 1954 | | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus damon | | | Plebejus ligurica Courvoisier, 1911 | | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Plebicula thersites (Cantener, 1834) | ⇒ Polyommatus thersites Cantener, 1835 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus damone carmon Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823 | Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fabressei Oberthur, 1910 | Oberthür'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 (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus coridon polonus Zeller, 1847 | | | 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) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus slovacus VíÅ¥az, Báli..., 1997 | | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes baton baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Quercusia quercus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | 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 (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Scolitantides orion orion (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Scolitantides orion Pallas, 1771 | | Strymon acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | | | Strymon pruina Scudder, 1889 | | | Strymonidia w-album (Knoch, 1782) | ⇒ Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | | Tarucus telicanus | | | Thecla acastoides (Berg, 1882) | ⇒ Cyanophrys acaste Prittwitz, 1865 | | Thecla bellus Gerhard, 1853 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | | | Thersamonia thersamon Esper, 1784 | | | Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Central Europe
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