Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Greater London (South England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 325
1638
2399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 325
1638
2399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 312
1613
2368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 232
1436
2158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
453
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
453
646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
449
642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
348
520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
330
497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
85
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 21
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Greater London
21 Genera with 27 Species #ACEFGLNOPST
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1900 | Arguses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1910 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1908 | Tailed Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ehrenbergia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1910 | | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesiostrymon Clench, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Greater London
27 Species and 32 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847 | | | Aricia agestis impunctata Oberthür & ..., 1910 | | | Aricia agestis intrusa Tutt, 1912 | | | Aricia agestis lilliputana Oberthür & ..., 1916 | | | Aricia agestis snelleni Ter Haar, 1900 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido minimus caeca Courvoisier, 1907 | | | Cupido minimus magnipuncta Tutt, 1908 | | | Cupido minimus parvipuncta Tutt, 1908 | | | Ehrenbergia morpheis | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon albonigrofimbriata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon caeruleo Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon caeruleocuneata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon cincta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon elongata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon furvescens Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon infrasessilis Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon limbojuncta Courvoisier, 1912 | | | Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877 | | | Lysandra coridon metallica Bright & Leeds, 1938 | | | Lysandra coridon minutissimus Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon subocellata Tutt, 1910 | | | Lysandra coridon viridescens Tutt, 1910 | | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Nesiostrymon shoumatoffi Comstock & H..., 1943 | Shoumatoff´s Hairstreak | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Greater London | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 10
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
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Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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