Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Desert Uplands (Queensland, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1238
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1238
2474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 224
1170
2357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 139
823
1819 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
286
448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
285
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
284
446 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
212
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
206
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
53
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 24
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Desert Uplands
24 Genera with 42 Species
| Acrodipsas Sands, 1913 | Ant-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1903 | Jewels | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1967 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liphyra Westwood, 1898 | Moth Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1878 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1853 | Azures | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1874 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sahulana Hirowatari, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Desert Uplands
42 Species and 28 Subspecies | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse &..., 1913 | Small Ant Blue | | Candalides geminus Edwards & Kerr, 1978 | Geminus Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Danis danis serapis Miskin, 1891 | Large Green-banded Blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes lacturnus australis Couchman, 1962 | Tailed Cupid | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Hypochrysops apelles Fabricius, 1775 | Copper Jewel | | Hypochrysops apelles apelles Fabricius, 1775 | Copper Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia duaringae Waterhouse, 1903 | Blue Jewel | | Jalmenus evagoras Donovan, 1805 | Common Imperial Blue | | Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876 | Imperial Hairstreak | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jalmenus pseudictinus Kerr & Macqueen, 1967 | Macqueen's Hairstreak | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassis Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Liphyra brassolis Westwood, 1864 | Moth Butterfly | | Liphyra brassolis major Rothschild, 1898 | Moth Butterfly | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878 | Tailed Green-banded Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis hewitsoni Waterhouse, 1902 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris barnardi barnardi Miskin, 1890 | Barnard´s Azure | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | Golden Azure | | Ogyris iphis iphis Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Dodd´s Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Ogyris zosine zosine Hewitson, 1853 | Northern Purple Azure | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Rapala varuna simsoni Miskin, 1874 | Indigo Flash | | Sahulana scintillata Lucas, 1899 | Glistening Blue | | Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | Bitter-bush Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini eucalypti Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Desert Uplands
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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