Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
892
1442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
892
1442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 193
855
1382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
756
1252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
155
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
152
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
43
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cheshire
17 Genera with 20 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Heath-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1909 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1942 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cheshire
20 Species and 10 Subspecies | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola occidens Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Fringed Heath-blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus argus masseyi ♰ Tutt, 1909 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Theclinesthes hesperia hesperia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Blue butterfly | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cheshire
 | | 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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