Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Jordan (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 244
1262
2107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 244
1262
2107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 231
1231
2073 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
968
1708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
310
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
310
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
308
507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
225
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
203
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
63
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 25
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Jordan
25 Genera with 35 Species
| Albulina Tutt, 1847 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1849 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1922 | Barred Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1843 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1886 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1925 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1855 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1779 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1925 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1929 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1925 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Jordan
35 Species and 32 Subspecies | Albulina loewii Zeller, 1847 | Large Jevel Blue | | Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Aricia agestis agestis (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus jesous gamra Lederer, 1855 | | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Chilades galba galba Lederer, 1855 | | | Chilades trochylus trochylus Freyer, , 1843 | | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Cigaritis acamas acamas Klug, 1834 | | | Cigaritis acamas egyptiaca Riley, 1925 | | | Cigaritis myrmecophila myrmecophila Dumont, 1922 | | | Deudorix livia livia Klug, 1834 | | | Epamera glaucus | | | Freyeria trochylus trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | | Iolana alfierii alfierii Wiltshire, 1948 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Kretania nicholli cleopatra Hemming, 1934 | | | Kretania philbyi philbyi Graves, 1925 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides boeticus boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Luthrodes galba galba Lederer, 1855 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena phlaeas timeus Cramer, 1779 | | | Plebejidea loewii lockarti Hemming, 1929 | | | Plebejidea loewii uranicola Walker, 1870 | | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus nichollae cleopatra Hemming, 1934 | | | Plebejus philbyi philbyi Graves, 1925 | | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polyommatus agestis agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Polyommatus loewi lockharti | | | Polyommatus loewii (Zeller, 1847) | ⇒ Albulina loewii Zeller, 1847 | | Polyommatus loewii lockarti Hemming, 1929 | | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus nabataeus Graves, 1925 | | | Tarucus balkanicus balkanicus Freyer, , 1843 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tarucus rosaceus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | | | Thersamonia thersamon thersamon Esper, , 1784 | | | Tomares nesimachus nesimachus Oberthür, 1893 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria karsandra karsandra Moore, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Jordan
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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