Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Ireland (British Isles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 490
4724
11892 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 487
4717
11885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 469
4660
11771 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 308
3774
10009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 57
1043
2721 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1042
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
1033
2690 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
611
1353 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
522
1035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
106
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 26
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ireland
26 Genera with 46 Species #ACFGHILNPQRST
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | Chlidonia Hübner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1764 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1924 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1879 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1779 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ireland
46 Species and 15 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hypochrysops polycletus Linnaeus, 1764 | Rovena jewel | | Ionolyce helicon hyllus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Bronze Line-blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas basilijuncta Beuret, 1954 | | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803 | British Large copper | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus transvehens Verity & Querci, 1924 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Rapala schistacea (Moore, 1879) | ⇒ Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 | | Thecla celmus Cramer, 1779 | | | Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Ireland | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 9
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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