Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Galle (Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 81
231
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
210
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 53
185
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
114
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
78
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
78
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
46
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Galle
17 Genera with 19 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1824 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zesius Hubner, 1819 | Redspot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Galle
19 Species | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Caleta roxus Godart, 1824 | Straight Pierrot | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catapoecilma major (Druce, 1895) | ⇒ Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Udara (Udara) akasa Horsfield, 1828 | White Hedge Blue | | Zesius chrysomallus Hübner, 1819 | Redspot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Galle
 | | 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
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