Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Himalayas (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
114
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
114
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 43
113
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 37
106
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
59
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
59
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
59
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
51
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
51
73 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
33
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Himalayas
13 Genera with 16 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1805 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1925 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1851 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1848 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1767 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1882 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Himalayas
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agriades janigena Riley, 1923 | | | Albulina asiatica Elwes, 1882 | Azure Mountain Blue | | Albulina pheretes Hübner, 1805 | Mountain Blue | | Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925 | Pale Brokenband Oakblue | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Everes huegelii dipora Moore, 1865 | Dusky blue Cupid | | Heliophorus androcles Westwood, 1851 | Green Sapphire | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena pavana (Kollar, 1848) | ⇒ Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828 | | Polyommatus (Bryna) ariana (Tutt, 1909) | ⇒ Arhopala ariana Evans, 1925 | | Polyommatus (Bryna) everesti Riley, 1922 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) pseuderos Moore, 1879 | | | Syntarucus pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | | Tarucus venosus Moore, 1882 | Himalayan Pierrot |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Himalayas
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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