Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Central India (India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 150
647
1086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 150
647
1086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 140
588
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
401
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
172
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
172
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
171
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
128
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
125
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
56
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 16
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central India
16 Genera with 19 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1790 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1863 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central India
19 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 | Large Oakblue | | Arhopala atrax Hewitson, 1862 | Dark Broken-band Oakblue | | Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | | Caleta caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catapoecilma major (Druce, 1895) | ⇒ Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Tarucus nara Kollar, 1844 | Rounded Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Central India
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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