Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Iraq (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 231
1332
2471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1328
2467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1311
2448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 146
949
1870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
186
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
163
284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
66
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 28
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iraq
28 Genera with 49 Species
| Apharitis Riley, 1854 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1861 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1900 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1848 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1904 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1882 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iraq
49 Species and 4 Subspecies | Apharitis epargyros Eversmann, 1854 | Yellow Silverline | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche astraea FREYER, 1852 | Anatolian Black-Eyed Blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena asabinus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Anatolian Fiery Copper | | Lycaena phiala (Grum-Grshima..., 1890) | ⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855 | | Lycaena primus Le Moult, 1946 | | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Nordmannia caudatula Zeller, 1848 | | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus pylaon akbesiana Oberthür, 1904 | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus akbesiana Oberthür, 1904 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) antidolus Rebel, 1901 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Quercusia quercus longicauda Riley, 1921 | | | Satyrium abdominalis Gerhard, 1850 | Gerhard´s Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Thersamonia ochimus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Thersamonia solskyi | | | Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | Caucasian Vernal Copper | | Tomares callimachus callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | | | Tomares romanovi Christoph, 1882 | | | Tongeia fischeri Eversmann, 1843 | Fischer'S Blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Iraq
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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