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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
7475
34942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
525
7469
34932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
7392
34754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
6261
31367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1262
4603
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1258
4592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1249
4555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
783
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
666
1879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
132
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
42
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Finland
42 Genera with 112 Species
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L
M
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Agriades Hübner, 19337SpeciesTaxom
Agrodiaetus Hübner, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Albulina Tutt, 1781Mountain Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1986Darkies4SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1776Arguses9SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Catapoecilma Butler, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1909Tailed Blues8SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclirius1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclyrius Butler, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 17712SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1758Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1876Blues16SpeciesTaxom
Heodes Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1912Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Iolaus Hübner, 1965Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper15SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1758Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palaeochrysophanus Fabricius, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1758Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 177513SpeciesTaxom
Plebejides Kluk, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1793Small Jewel Blues11SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1865Meadow Blues7SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoaricia Kluk, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1929Chequered Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Scolitantides Hübner, 17713SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Vacciniina Tutt, 18032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
112 Species and 28 Subspecies
Agriades aquilo (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Agriades aquilo aquilina Staudinger, 1901
Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798'Glandon' Arctic Blue
Agriades glandon aquilana
Agriades glandon aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933Zullich's Blue
Agrodiaetus amandus (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792
Albulina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Allotinus bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) agnolia Eliot, 1986
Allotinus (Allotinus) albifasciatus Eliot, 1980
Allotinus (Allotinus) otsukai Takanami & Seki, 1990
Allotinus (Fabitaras) bidiensis Eliot, 1986
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia artaxerxes allous (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830Silvery Argus
Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910Spanish Argus
Aricia idas (RIBBE, 1910)⇒ Aricia morronensis RIBBE, 1910
Aricia medon (Hüfnagel, 1776)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Catapoecilma major sedina Fruhstorfer, 1915
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cupido (Everes) orion Pallas, 1771
Cupido (Everes) vicrama Moore, 1865
Cupido vicrama schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929
Cupido alcetoides Tutt, 1909
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyaniris semiargus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840
Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840)⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Everes alcetus Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Fixsenia pruni (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) amandus Schneider, 1792
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) argus Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Glaucopsyche artaxerxes allous Geyer, 1836
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) eumedon Esper, 1780
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) glandon Prunner, 1798
Glaucopsyche glandon aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) nicias Meigen, 1830
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) optilete Knoch, 1781
Glaucopsyche (Maculinea) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glaucopsyche oro (Scudder, 1876)⇒ Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842
Heodes virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hypolycaena phorbas silo Fruhstorfer, 1912
Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965)⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839
Lycaeides idas armoricaniella
Lycaeides idas lapponica
Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837'Maine' Dorcas Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena aegidion (Gerhard, 1853)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864Large Copper
Lycaena donzelii (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena hippothoe stiberi Gerhard, 1853
Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758Large Blue
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784
Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758
Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebeius amandus (Schneider, 1792)⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792
Plebeius artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Plebeius artaxerxes allous Geyer, 1836
Plebeius eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Plebeius glandon (de Prunner, 1798)⇒ Plebejus aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Plebeius glandon aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebeius icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebeius nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Plebeius optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebeius semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781Cranberry Blue
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Plebejus icarius Esper, 1793
Polyommatus (Bryna) annamaria Bálint, 1992
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Polyommatus aquilo Boisduval, 1832
Polyommatus vicrama (Moore, 1865)⇒ Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865
Pseudoaricia nicias (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Pseudophilotes arion Linnaeus, 1758
Pseudophilotes baton vicrama Moore, 1865
Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865Eastern baton blue
Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermulleri Hemming, 1929
Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758Purple Hairstreak
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) vicrama Moore, 1865
Scolitantides vicrama schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929
Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771Checkered Blue
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Vacciniina optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781
Vacciniina optilete cyparissus (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Finland
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
24
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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