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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Isle of Wight (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
185
625
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
625
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
173
601
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
133
524
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
30
115
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
114
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
112
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
74
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
71
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
43
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Isle of Wight
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1910Arguses4SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1910Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1908Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1948Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 190625SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1758Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Isle of Wight
13 Species and 36 Subspecies
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847
Aricia agestis elongata Courvoisier, 1910
Aricia agestis radiata Courvoisier, 1910
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido minimus semiobsoleta Tutt, 1908
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948Small Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus subtus-partim-radiata Oberthür, 1896
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon alba Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon albofimbriata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antiextrema Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon cinnameus Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon discreta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon fowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fulvescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon glomerata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon irregularis-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon lacticolor Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877
Lysandra coridon pallida Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postobsoleta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon striata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon torgniensis Haverkampf, 1906
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Neozephyrus quercus bellus Gerhard, 1853
Neozephyrus quercus bellus-obsoletus Tutt, 1907
Neozephyrus quercus caerulescens Lempke, 1936
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Isle of Wight
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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