Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Iceland (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 405
3158
5581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 405
3158
5581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 386
3117
5530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 277
2599
4758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
765
1465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 59
764
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
759
1459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
498
945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
442
787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
112
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 22
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iceland
22 Genera with 22 Species #ACEFIJLMPRST
| Axiocerses Hübner, 1862 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1873 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1886 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1798 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1829 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iceland
22 Species and 12 Subspecies | Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862 | | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Catochrysops amasea amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cobalt Pea-blue | | Catochrysops panormus papuanus Felder, 1860 | | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Petrelaea tombugensis Röber, 1886 | Eastern Dingy Lineblue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 | Chocolate Royal | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Theclinesthes miskini arnoldi Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Wattle Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Iceland
 | | 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
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