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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Kanagawa (Kanto, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3528
5140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
379
3528
5140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
364
3469
5051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
258
2968
4382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1031
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1030
1526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
1029
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
754
1130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
22
688
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
92
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
27
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kanagawa
27 Genera with 30 Species
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Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1862Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Artopoetes Chapman, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1866Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 1925Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoritis Butler, 1967Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1877Sunbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Edales Moore, 1829Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1876
Poling’s Hairstreak0SpeciesTaxom
Japonica Tutt, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832
Oakblues0SpeciesTaxom
Niphanda Moore, 1853Pointed Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1861Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1906Silverlines1SpeciesTaxom
Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ussuriana Tutt, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1787Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kanagawa
30 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Antigius attilia Bremer, 1861
Antigius butleri Fenton, 1882
Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862Powdered Oakblue
Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873
Callophrys augustinus augustinus Westwood, 1852Brown Elfin
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chilades pandava lanka Evans, 1925
Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Curetis acuta Moore, 1877Acute sunbeam
Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829)⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829
Favonius (Favonius) orientalis Murray, 1875
Favonius ultramarina Fixsen, 1887
Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865
Japonica (Yuhbae) lutea Hewitson, , 1865
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860Common Line Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Rapala arata Bremer, 1861Japanese Flash
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Spindasis takanonis Matsumura, 1906
Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851Wonderful Hairstreak
Ussuriana stygiana Butler, 1881
Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787Lesser Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Kanagawa
SubfamilyCuretinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
14
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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