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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Fukushima (Tohoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
985
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
985
1306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
152
953
1271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
874
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
221
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
30
221
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
30
221
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
189
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
156
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
63
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
22
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fukushima
22 Genera with 25 Species
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Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Artopoetes Chapman, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1866Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1861Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1876
Poling’s Hairstreak0SpeciesTaxom
Japonica Tutt, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1861Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1758Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1906Silverlines1SpeciesTaxom
Ussuriana Tutt, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Wagimo Sabatani & Ito, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1910
Grass blues0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fukushima
25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Antigius butleri Fenton, 1882
Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873
Callophrys augustinus augustinus Westwood, 1852Brown Elfin
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
Chrysozephyrus smaragdina Bremer, 1861
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Favonius (Favonius) orientalis Murray, 1875
Favonius saphirina Staudinger, 1887
Favonius ultramarina Fixsen, 1887
Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010
Neozephyrus taxila Bremer, 1861
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Rapala arata Bremer, 1861Japanese Flash
Satyrium favonius favonius J. E. Smith, 1797'Southern' Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Shirozua jonasi Janson, 1877Orange Hearstreak
Sibataniozephyrus fujisanus Matsumura, 1910
Spindasis takanonis Matsumura, 1906
Ussuriana stygiana Butler, 1881
Wagimo signata Butler, 1881

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
16
19
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