Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Greece (Southeast Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 554
7167
23442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 550
7152
23419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 527
7070
23233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 348
5692
19791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 68
1800
5673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1799
5662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1794
5654 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1089
3115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
972
2671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
197
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 55
175 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Greece
55 Genera with 175 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 0 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apelles Hemming, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1839 | Arguses | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1947 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1890 | Tailed Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1824 | Meadow blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1871 | Hedge Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1887 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1920 | Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1835 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1965 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1925 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1758 | Large blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolysandra Koçak, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 2016 | Meadow Blues | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1929 | Chequered Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1952 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1764 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Greece
175 Species and 34 Subspecies | Agriades dardanus FREYER, 1845 | Bosnian Blue | | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Agrodiaetus admetus (Esper, 1783) | ⇒ Polyommatus admetus Esper, 1783 | | Agrodiaetus aroaniensis (Brown, 1976) | ⇒ Polyommatus alcestis aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | | Agrodiaetus arvsnensis | | | Agrodiaetus nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | | | Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Agrodiaetus rippartii | | | Agrodiaetus rippertii | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Plowes´ Copper | | Apelles alexis | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Aricia (Ultraricia) anteros FREYER, 1839 | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades trochilus | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Chrysoritis dicksoni Gabriel, 1947 | Dickson's Copper | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido minimus minimus (Fuessly, 1775) | ⇒ Cupido minimus Fuessly, 1775 | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cupido syrius Miskin, 1890 | | | Cupidopsis cissus Godart, 1824 | Common Meadow Blue | | Cyaniris antiochena helena Staudinger, 1862 | | | Cyaniris antrochina Lederer, 0 | | | Cyaniris bellis FREYER, 1843 | | | Cyaniris helena Staudinger, 1862 | Greek Mazarine Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyaniris semiargus helena Staudinger, 1862 | Greek Mazarine Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus parnassia Staudinger, 1871 | | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche alexis alexis Poda, 1761 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920 | Paphos Blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Kretania psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | Fischer's Blue | | Kretania sephirus Frivaldsky, 1835 | Zephyr Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops variabilis Cottrell, 1965 | Variable Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaeides argus (Denis & Schi..., 1776) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaeides idas magna-graeca | | | Lycaeides idas magnagraeca Verity, 1925 | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena aedon (Christoph, 1877) | ⇒ Polyommatus aedon Christoph, 1887 | | Lycaena aegon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena arcus von Rottemburg, 0 | | | Lycaena astrarche | | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena meleager steevenii Treitschke, 1834 | | | Lycaena ottomana Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Lycaena thetis Klug, 1834 | Fiery Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty 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 graeca Ruhl-Heyne, 1895 | | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Neolysandra coelestina Eversmann, 1843 | Pontic Blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebeius anteros minorata | | | Plebeius anteros minoratissima Verity, 1938 | | | Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejidea loewi | Loew'S Blue | | Plebejidea loewii Zeller, 1847 | Large jewel blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) dardanus FREYER, 1844 | | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Kretania) psylorita FREYER, 1845 | Cretan Argus | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) pylaon Fischer von ..., 1832 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus hypochiona-graeca Tutt, 1969 | | | Plebejus argus hypochionagraeca Tutt, 1969 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) sephirus Frivaldzky, 1835 | | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus alcestis aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | Grecian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823 | Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) eleniae Coutsis & De..., 2005 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens de Sagarra, 1925 | Catalonian Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto, 1976 | Piedmont Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Chelmos Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | Higgin'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) orphicus Kolev, 2005 | Kolev'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae Gómez-Bustil..., 1979 | Andalusian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) bellis FREYER, 1845 | Greek Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus bellis parnassia Staudinger, 1871 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestina Eversmann, 1843 | Pontic Blue | | Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestinus Eversmann, 1843 | Pontic Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyomatus) eroides Frivaldszky, 1835 | False Eros Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) andronicus Coutis & Gav..., 1995 | Phalakron Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus escheri parnassica Brown, 1977 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) menelaos Brown, 1976 | Taygetos Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus aedon Christoph, 1887 | Aedon Blue | | Polyommatus ellisi Marshall, 1882 | | | Polyommatus timfristos Lukhtanov, V..., 2016 | | | Pseudoaricia hyacinthus | | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes baton vicrama Moore, 1865 | | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes bavius casimiri Hemming, 1932 | | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Pseudophilotes vicrama anteschiffermulleri | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama schiffermuelleri Hemming, 1929 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium ledereri Boisduval, 1848 | Orange Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Strymon ilicis (Bryk, 1940) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | Strymon ilicoides Gerhard, 0 | | | Strymon kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanica balkanica | | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus thespis Linnaeus, 1764 | Fynbos Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | | | Turanana endymion (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | Anatolian Odd-spot Blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Turanana taygetica Rebel, 1902 | Odd-spot Blue | | Turanana vicrama | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Greece | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 36
131 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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