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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Extremadura (Central Spain, Spain)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
59
150
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
150
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
54
139
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
112
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
61
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
58
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
13
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Extremadura
13 Genera with 19 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1821Arguses3SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1828Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Laeosopis Rambur, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1884Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1851Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1804Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Extremadura
19 Species
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909Chapman's Green Hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794Spanish Purple Hairstreak
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena bleusei Oberthur, 1884Iberian Sooty Copper
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879Austaut'S Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) nivescens Keferstein, 1851Mother-of-pearl Blue
Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813Panoptes Blue
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Extremadura
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
9
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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