Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Hong Kong (South-central China, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 325
2686
4513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 309
2609
4405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 188
1986
3313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1080
1687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1079
1686 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
740
1198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
696
1145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
141
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 48
75 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Hong Kong
48 Genera with 75 Species #ACDEFHIJLMNPRSTUZ
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1910 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1914 | Darkies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1912 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1925 | Oak-blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1879 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1912 | Barred Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Creon de Nicéville, 1823 | Broadtail royal | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1954 | Sunbeams | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1912 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eliotia H. Hayashi, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Flos Doherty, 1884 | Plushblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1887 | Sapphires | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Horaga Moore, 1919 | Onyxs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 0 | Silverstreak Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1793 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1903 | Falcate Oakblue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 0 | Malayan | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1862 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 0 | Quaker | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1919 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1941 | Tufted Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 0 | Pale grass blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1879 | Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1907 | Chocolate Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sinthusa Moore, 1829 | Sparks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1904 | Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1922 | Forest Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1879 | Hedge Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hong Kong
75 Species and 54 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Acytolepis puspa gisca Fruhstorfer, 1910 | Common Hedge Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Allotinus drumila aphthonius Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Ancema ctesia agalla Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862 | Powdered Oakblue | | Arhopala bazalus turbata Butler, , 1882 | Powdered Oakblue | | Arhopala birmana Moore, 1884 | Burmese Bushblue | | Arhopala birmana birmana Moore, 1884 | Burmese Bushblue | | Arhopala paramuta paramuta de Nicéville, 1884 | Hooked Oakblue | | Arhopala pseudocentaurus Doubleday, 1847 | Centaur Oakblue | | Arhopala pseudocentaurus pirithous | Centaur oakblue | | Arhopala rama ramosa Evans, 1925 | Dark Himalayan Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Artipe eryx eryx Linné, 1771 | Green Flash | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Castalius rosimon rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops panormus exiguus Distant, 1886 | Silver Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catochrysops strabo riama Corbet, 1938 | | | Catochrysops strabo strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget-me-not | | Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877 | Plain Hedge Blue | | Celastrina lavendularis limbata Moore, 1879 | Plain Hedge Blue | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Chilades lajus lajus Stoll, 1870 | Lime Blue | | Chilades lajus leucofasciatus | | | Chilades leucofasciatus | | | Chilades leycofasciatus Robinson, 0 | | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cigaritis lohita formosana | | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Cigaritis syama peguana | | | Cigaritis syama sepulveda Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 | Broad-Tail Royal | | Creon cleobis cleobis (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Creon cleobis Godart, 1824 | | Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823 | Tailed Cupid | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Curetis dentata denta Evans, 1954 | | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Deudorix epijarbas epijarbas Moore, , 1858 | Common Cornelian | | Deudorix epijarbas menesicles (Fruhstorfer, 1912) | ⇒ Deudorix epijarbas Moore, 1858 | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Eliotia jalindra (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Rachana jalindra Horsfield, 1829 | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Gram Blue | | Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771 | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Everes lacturnus rileyi Godfrey, 1916 | Indian Cupid | | Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Black Spotted Grass Blue | | Famegana alsulus eggletoni Corbet, 1941 | Black spotted grass blue | | Flos asoka de Nicéville, 1884 | Spangled Plushblue | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Heliophorus epicles phoenicoparyphus Holland, 1887 | | | Horaga albimacula triumphalis Murayama & S..., 1943 | | | Horaga onyx Moore, 1858 | Common Onyx | | Horaga onyx moltrechti Matsumura, 1919 | | | Iraota timoleon Stoll, 1790 | Common Silverstreak Blue | | Iraota timoleon timolecon | | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides alecto alocina Swinhoe, 1915 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides bochus bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides celeno celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Mahathala ameria Hewitson, 1862 | Falcate Oakblue | | Mahathala ameria hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903 | Falcate Oakblue | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Megisba malaya sikkima; | | | Miletus chinensis chinensis C. Felder, 1862 | | | Nacaduba berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Large Purple Line-blue | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Nacaduba kurava euplea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Transparent six-line blue | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Neopithecops zalmora zalmora; | | | Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Forest Quaker | | Pratapa deva Moore, 1858 | Southern Royal | | Pratapa deva devula Corbet, 1941 | | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha serica | | | Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | Slate Flash | | Rapala manea schistacea Moore, 1879 | Slate Flash | | Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 | Chocolate Royal | | Remelana jangala mudra Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Sinthusa chandrana Moore, 1882 | Broad Spark | | Sinthusa chandrana grotei Moore, 1884 | Broad Spark | | Sinthusa nasaka Horsfield, 1829 | Narrow Spark | | Tajuria cippus Fabricius, 1798 | Peacock Royal | | Tajuria cippus malcolmi Riley & Godfrey, 1925 | | | Tajuria maculata Druce, 1904 | Spotted Royal | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Taraka hamada isona Fruhstorfer, 1922 | | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | | | Udara dilecta dilecta Moore, 1879 | Pale Hedge Blue | | Udara albocaerulea albocaerulea Moore, 1879 | Albocerulean | | Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879 | | | Udara dilectus Moore, 1879 | Pale Hedge Blue | | Zizeeria alsulus eggletoni Corbet, 1941 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria karsandra karsandra Moore, 1865 | | | Zizeeria knysna serica Felder, 1862 | | | Zizeeria maha Kollar, 1848 | Pale Grass Blue | | Zizeeria maha albocaeruleus | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis otis Fabricius, 1787 | | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Hong Kong | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 25
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 16
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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