Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region East Asia (Far East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1146
26296
148959 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1142
26273
148905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1054
25859
147577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 627
19594
119086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 99
5451
26051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
5430
25997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
5404
25833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 36
3586
17310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 30
3206
14977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
666
3826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 235
1136 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for East Asia
235 Genera with 1136 Species #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWYZ
| Acupicta Eliot, 1973 | Dark Tinsels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1927 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepsis Toxopeus, 1927 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Afarsia Zhdanko, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agirades | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1819 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ahlbergia Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Albiluna | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpherakya Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblopala Leech, 1893 | Chinese Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1829 | Oakblues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1973 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Silver Spots | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Araotes Doherty, 1889 | Witches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araragi Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arcas Swainson, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 | Oak-blues | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1817 | Arguses | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1870 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artopoetes Chapman, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Athamanthia Zhdanko, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1819 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1881 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 1881 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrinia Chapman, 1909 | Hedge Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Caerulea Forster, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1992 | Angled Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callenya Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1819 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catapaecilma Butler, 1879 | Common Tinsel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Celatoxia Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charana de Nicéville, 1890 | Mandarin Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritrella de Nicéville, 1887 | Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1884 | Tits | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1898 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | Hairstreaks | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Barred Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Cissatsuma Billberg, 1820 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnodontes Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cordelia Shirozu & Ya..., 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coreana Tutt, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Creon de Nicéville, 1896 | Broadtail royal | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1801 | Tailed Blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1819 | Sunbeams | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1816 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dacalana Moore, 1884 | Double Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1807 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1863 | Cornelians | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dipsas Doubleday, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1929 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Durbaniopsis Van Son, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echenias hübneri Butler, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1924 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eliotia H. Hayashi, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | Hairstreaks | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Euaspa Moore, 1884 | Water Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1900 | Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1938 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1819 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1869 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixenia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Flos Doherty, 1889 | Plushblues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fujiokaozephyrus Koiwaya, 2007 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glabroculus Lvovsky, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1872 | Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gonerilia Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Grumiana Zhdanko, 2004 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hayashikeia Fujioka, 2003 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1832 | Sapphires | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Helleia Fabricius, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horaga Moore, 1881 | Onyxs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Howarthia Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ilerda Geyer, 1832 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1881 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iratsume Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iwaseozephyrus Fujioka, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jacoona Distant, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1819 | Ceruleans | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Japonica Tutt, 1907 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Kawazoeozephyrus Koiwaya, 2007 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laeosopis Rambur, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1819 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1876 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucantigius Shirôzu & M..., 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lipaphnaeus Aurivillius, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Logania Distant, 1884 | Mottles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1829 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1881 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1819 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1807 | Boulder Copper | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenops | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1915 | Large blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1878 | Falcate Oakblue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maneca de Nicéville, 1890 | Slate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1881 | Malayan | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1819 | Brownies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1961 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mota de Nicéville, 1890 | Saffrons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1881 | Lineblues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Nanlingozephyrus Wang & Pang, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Narathura Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neolycaena de Nicéville, 1890 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1884 | Quaker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1875 | Pointed Pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodanis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Novosatsuma Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1851 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1914 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthomiella de Nicéville, 1890 | Straightwing Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeochrysophanus Fabricius, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeophilotes Forster, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panchala Moore, 1882 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Patricius Bálint, 1991 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1891 | Great Spotted Blues | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicurusia Verity, 1943 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1828 | Forest Quakers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1780 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1983 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejides Kluk, 1780 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1780 | Small Jewel Blues | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilmitis Butler, 1897 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 | Meadow Blues | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Poritia Moore, 1865 | Gems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1881 | Tufted Royals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891 | Lineblues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Protantigius Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudogonerilia Koiwaya, 2007 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1958 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1955 | Pale grass blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Qinorapala Chou & Wang, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1881 | Flashes | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Ravenna Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1884 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rimisia Zhdanko, 1996 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saigusaozephyrus Koiwaya, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1876 | Satyr Orchids | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1819 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Shaanxiana Koiwaya, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shijima | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shijimia Matsumura, 1919 | Moore´s Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Shijimiaeoides Beuret, 1958 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sinia Forster, 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sinocupido | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinthusa Moore, 1884 | Sparks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sithon Hübner, 1819 | Orange and Black Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1879 | Apeflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1857 | Silverlines | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Strymondia Tutt, 1908 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Strymonidia Scudder, 1876 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1879 | Acacia Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1881 | Royals | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1889 | Forest Pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1881 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teratozephyrus Sibatani, 1946 | Suroifui Hairstreaks | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Thaduka Moore, 1879 | Many-tailed oak-blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1807 | Hairstreaks | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ticherra de Nicéville, 1887 | Blue Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1840 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1908 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tuttiola Scudder, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1928 | Hedge Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Una de Nicéville, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ussuriana Tutt, 1907 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wagimo Sabatani & Ito, 1942 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Yamamotozephyrus Saigusa, 1993 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yasoda Doherty, 1889 | Branded Yamflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeltus de Nicéville, 1890 | Fluffy tit | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zephyrius Billberg, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zephyrus Dalman, 1816 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zinaspa de Nicéville, 1890 | Silver streaked acacia blue | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1910 | Grass blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1910 | Lesser Grass Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1910 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in East Asia | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
11 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eumaeinae
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 11
84 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 7
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polymmatinae
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 86
449 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 102
529 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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