Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Denmark (Scandinavia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 605
7287
25296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 602
7278
25280 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 575
7181
25071 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 383
6004
22218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1284
3711 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1280
3701 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1269
3656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
759
1941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
640
1455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
111
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 34
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Denmark
34 Genera with 67 Species #ACEFGILMNOPQSTV
| Agriades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1776 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1758 | Large blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1865 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1963 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1781 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1793 | Small Jewel Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1875 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Denmark
67 Species and 10 Subspecies | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986 | | | Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980 | | | Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990 | | | Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Catapoecilma major sedina Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaeides yagina Strand, 1922 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena ardates (Moore, 1874) | ⇒ Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875 | | Lycaena argiades Pallas, 1771 | | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ogyris idmo (Hewitson, 1862) | ⇒ Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | | Ogyris otanes Felder, C. &..., 1865 | Small bronze azure | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Philiris harterti leucoma Tite, 1963 | | | Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus icarius Esper, 1793 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus amandus isias Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875 | Common Lineblue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Denmark
 | | 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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