Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Danish Wadden Islands (South Denmark, Denmark)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 55
530
897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 55
530
897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 55
530
897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
477
816 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
476
815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
475
813 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
471
807 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
347
609 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
297
491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
32
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Danish Wadden Islands
10 Genera with 13 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1775 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Danish Wadden Islands
13 Species | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Danish Wadden Islands
 | | 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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