Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Christmas Island (Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 127
360
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
358
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
266
309 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
129
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
107
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
104
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
31
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 12
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Christmas Island
12 Genera with 11 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1886 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1916 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vadebra Moore, 1887 | Malabar flash | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Christmas Island
11 Species and 5 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886 | Silver Forget-me-not | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Prosotas nora superdates Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Common Line-Blue | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Vadebra macleari (Butler, 1887) | ⇒ Euploea climena macleari Butler, 1887 | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Christmas Island
 | | 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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