Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 229
1116
2483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 228
1114
2480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1094
2447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 142
847
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
328
772 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
166
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
152
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
54
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for French Polynesia
14 Genera with 17 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypojamides Moore, 1832 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1929 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1832 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1989 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocaria Clench, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for French Polynesia
17 Species and 6 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides bochus ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Jamides walkeri ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Nacaduba tahitiensis Hara & Hirow..., 1989 | | | Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868 | Black Hairstreak | | Panthiades bitias bitias | | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina labradus cheesmanae Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in French Polynesia
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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