Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Guangdong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 246
1430
2835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 246
1430
2835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 230
1378
2767 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
1025
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
303
401 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
240
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
237
316 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
100
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 28
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Guangdong
28 Genera with 29 Species #ACEFHIJLMPRTYZ
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1894 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1943 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Flos Doherty, 1862 | Plushblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1823 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Howarthia Shirôzu & Y..., 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1790 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1829 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1858 | Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1863 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Yamamotozephyrus Saigusa, 1993 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zinaspa de Nicéville, 1998 | Silver streaked acacia blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Guangdong
29 Species and 3 Subspecies | Allotinus (Paragerydus) drumila Moore, 1865 | Crenulate Darkie | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Chrysozephyrus scintillans Leech, 1894 | | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cupido argiades merisina Lorkovic, 1943 | | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Flos areste Hewitson, 1862 | Tailess Plushblue | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Howarthia melli Forster, 1940 | | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Luthrodes pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Cycad blue | | Mahathala ameria Hewitson, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Pratapa deva Moore, 1858 | Southern Royal | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | | | Zinaspa youngi Hsu & Johnson, 1998 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Guangdong | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 11
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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