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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Huntingdonshire (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
1279
2014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
1279
2014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1237
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
1030
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
255
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
255
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
254
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
185
240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
171
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
15
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Huntingdonshire
15 Genera with 18 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1910Arguses2SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1886Dusky blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Lucia Swainson, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1803Boulder Copper5SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids4SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1907Hairstreaks4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huntingdonshire
18 Species and 10 Subspecies
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis elongata Courvoisier, 1910
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886Copper Pencilled-blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833Grassland Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar batavus Oberthür, 1923Large Copper
Lycaena dispar dispar Haworth, 1803British Large copper
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862California Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni excessa Tutt, 1907
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae lata Tutt, 1907
Thecla betulae spinosae Gerhard, 1853
Thecla betulae unicolor Tutt, 1907

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Huntingdonshire
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov