Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Gampaha (Western Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
105
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
105
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
92
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
88
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
54
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
47
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
46
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
33
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 14
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Gampaha
14 Genera with 15 Species | Catapoecilma Butler, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1798 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gampaha
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Catapoecilma major (Druce, 1895) | ⇒ Catapaecilma major Druce, 1895 | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Liptena xantha Grose-Smith, 1901 | | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Tajuria cippus Fabricius, 1798 | Peacock Royal | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Gampaha | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | 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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