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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region East Sussex (Sussex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
282
1480
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
280
1478
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1448
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1288
2144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
370
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
369
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
366
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
274
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
246
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
54
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
16
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Sussex
16 Genera with 20 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1912Arguses3SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1910Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1908Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1965Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1803Boulder Copper4SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 193862SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1909Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Sussex
20 Species and 72 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis albisignata Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis nigropunctata Tutt, 1912
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido minimus magnipuncta Tutt, 1908
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965)⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868Gray Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803British Large copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus atrescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus aurescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus biarcuata Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra bellargus caeruleo-cuneata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caerulescens-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus disco-juncta Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus irregularis Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus nigrescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus pallescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus pallida Austin, 1890
Lysandra bellargus parallela Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus parvipuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus postico-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus postico-striata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus semidigitata Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Lysandra bellargus unipuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus venila Bergstrasser, 1779
Lysandra bellargus venilia-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon anticentrijuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antiradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antitransversa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon aurescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon basijuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon biarcuata-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon bilineata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon confluens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon corydonis Bergstrasser, 1779
Lysandra coridon costajuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon crassichevro Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon cuneata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon extrema Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fuscescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon grisea Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum-arcuata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon infraaurantia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon irregularia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon irregularis-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon khaki Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon lavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon limbojuncta Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra coridon livida Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon lunaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon marginata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon pallida Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postbrunnescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon pulla Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon radiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semibi-i-nigrum Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon transformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultramelaina Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraviridescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus cretaceus Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in East Sussex
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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