Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Islands of Japan (Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 176
941
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 176
941
1675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 173
935
1667 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
772
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
111
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
78
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
71
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
32
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Islands of Japan
10 Genera with 10 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1874 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1889 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Islands of Japan
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | Japanese Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Pithecops fulgens Doherty, 1889 | Blue Quaker | | Shirozua jonasi Janson, 1877 | Orange Hearstreak | | Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851 | Wonderful Hairstreak | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Islands of Japan
 | | 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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