Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Darnley Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 28
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 28
91
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 26
89
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 20
81
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 8
53
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 8
53
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 8
53
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 7
47
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
47
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
42
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Darnley Island
17 Genera with 21 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1879 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 0 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1775 | Dusky blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1919 | Quaker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1914 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1914 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Darnley Island
21 Species and 18 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene lycaenoides godeffroyi Semper, 1879 | Pale Ciliate Blue | | Arhopala micale amydon | | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides erinus erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops panormus papuanus Felder, 1860 | | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Catopyrops ancyra mysia Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Papuan Line-blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes lacturnus australis Couchman, 1962 | Tailed Cupid | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Tit | | Ionolyce helicon caracalla Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891 | Amarauge Cerulean | | Jamides nemophila Butler, 1876 | Papuan Cerulean | | Jamides nemophila nemophila Butler, 1876 | | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Nacaduba berenice berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Six Line Blue | | Nacaduba cyanea Cramer, 1775 | Green-banded Line-blue | | Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878 | Tailed Green-banded Blue | | Nacaduba pactolus C.Felder, 1860 | Bold Line-blue | | Neopithecops lucifer Röber, 1886 | Devil's Blue | | Neopithecops lucifer heria Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Quaker | | Prosotas nora auletes Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Long-tailed Line-blue | | Zizina otis labdalon Waterhouse &..., 1914 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Darnley 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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