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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Finistere (Brittany, France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1042
1144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
1042
1144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
231
1019
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
897
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
233
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
232
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
230
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
153
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
136
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
39
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Finistere
7 Genera with 11 Species
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper4SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finistere
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775Meleager's Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Finistere
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
1
1
Genus
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