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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Kent (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
350
2125
3614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
349
2123
3612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
331
2056
3493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
244
1805
3135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
493
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
492
751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
487
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
363
561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
341
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
76
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
20
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kent
20 Genera with 34 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1828Arguses13SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1907Elfins4SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1908Tailed Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1876Jewels2SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1934Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1878Boulder Copper9SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 1910195SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1907Satyr Orchids3SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1907Hairstreaks7SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 0Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kent
34 Species and 230 Subspecies
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis albolimbata (Lempke, 1955)⇒ Plebejus agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Aricia agestis antero-obsoleta Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis deleta Cockerell, 1889
Aricia agestis discreta Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis obsoleta Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis pallidior Oberthür & ..., 1910
Aricia agestis postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis retrojuncta Lempke, 1955
Aricia agestis snelleni Ter Haar, 1900
Aricia agestis subtus-radiata Oberthür & ..., 1896
Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia artaxerxes salmacis Stephens, 1828Castle Eden Argus
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi brunnea Tutt, 1896
Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910
Callophrys rubi incompleta Tutt, 1907
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido minimus obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Cupido minimus pallida Tutt, 1896
Cupido minimus semiobsoleta Tutt, 1908
Cupido minimus striata Tutt, 1908
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Hypochrysops cyane Waterhouse &..., 1914Cyane Jewel
Hypochrysops epicurus Miskin, 1876Dull Jewel
Incisalia lanoraieensis (Sheppard, 1934)⇒ Callophrys lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934
Lycaena (Boldenaria) boldenarum White, 1862Boulder copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948Small Copper
Lycaena dispar batavus Oberthür, 1923Large Copper
Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867Glade Copper
Lycaena rauparaha Fereday, 1877Common copper
Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793Common Copper
Lycaena tama Fereday, 1878Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus addenda Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus albicincta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus albofimbriata Gillmer, 1905
Lysandra bellargus albolineata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus arcuata Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus atrescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus aurescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus basijuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caeca Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus caeruleo-cuneata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caeruleocincta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caeruleopuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caerulescens Oberthür, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caerulescens-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus caerulescens-marginata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus cinnides Staudinger, 1901
Lysandra bellargus conjuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus crassipuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus cuneo-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus cuneo-marginata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus czekelii Aigner, 1905
Lysandra bellargus detersa Verity, 1910
Lysandra bellargus disco-juncta Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus excelsia Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus flavescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus grisea Courvoisier, 1910
Lysandra bellargus impuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus irregularis Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus krodeli Gillmer, 1900
Lysandra bellargus marginata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra bellargus metallica Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus minor Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus nigra Cockerell, 1889
Lysandra bellargus obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Lysandra bellargus pallescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus pallida Austin, 1890
Lysandra bellargus parallela Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus particolor Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus parvipuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus postico-striata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus puncta Tutt, 1896
Lysandra bellargus punctistriata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus purpurascens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus quadripuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus radiata Gaschet, 1877
Lysandra bellargus rufescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus salacia Bergstrasser, 1779
Lysandra bellargus semiarcuata Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus semiceronus Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus semidigitata Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra bellargus striata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra bellargus subtus-partim-radiata Oberthür, 1896
Lysandra bellargus suffusa Tutt, 1896
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Lysandra bellargus tripuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus unipuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra bellargus urania Gerhard, 1853
Lysandra bellargus venilia-lunulata Tutt, 1909
Lysandra bellargus viridescens Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra coridon albescens Cockerell, 1887
Lysandra coridon albipuncta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon albocincta Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon albocrenata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon albodescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon albolunulata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon albonigrofimbriata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon alboparallela Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon alternafimbriata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antialbescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antialbocincta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antialbopuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antico-discreta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-juncta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon antico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon anticrassilunulata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon anticrassipuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antidiscoradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antiobsoleta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antiparvipuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antiradiosa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon antitransiens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon apicoextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon atrescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon aurantia Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon aurescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon basicaeruleata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon biarcuata Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra coridon bilineata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon brunnescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon caeruleo Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon caeruleopuncta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon castanea Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon centriquinta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon chlorescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon corydonis Bergstrasser, 1779
Lysandra coridon costajuncta Tutt, 1909
Lysandra coridon crassichevro Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon crassipuncta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon cuneata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon dextro-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon discoidajuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon discreta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon elongata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon flavescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon fowleri Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fulvafimbriata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fulvescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon furvescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon fuscescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon glabrata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon glomerata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon grisea Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon grisescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon i-nigrum-semi-i-nigrum Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon impar Cockayne, 1916
Lysandra coridon impuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra coridon inaequalis Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon increscens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon infralavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon infrasessilis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon irregularia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon irregularis-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon latiora Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon lavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon limbojuncta Courvoisier, 1912
Lysandra coridon lucretia Gaschet, 1877
Lysandra coridon lunacuspidis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon lutescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon marginata Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon metallica Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon minor Cockerell, 1889
Lysandra coridon minutissimus Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon nigrescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon nubila Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon obsolescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon opposita Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon ornamenta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon pallida Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon pallidula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon parallela Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra coridon partimflavescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon partimtransformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon parvipuncta Courvoisier, 1907
Lysandra coridon perithonus Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postalbomaculae Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postaurantiaextensa Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postaurodifferentiae Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postcaerupuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postcrassilunulata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postdecrescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postico-extensa Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postico-obsoleta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon postobsoleta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postparvipuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon postradiata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon pulla Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon quintaerratica Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon radiosa Gaschet, 1877
Lysandra coridon radiosubaurantia Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon retrojuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon roystonensis Pickett, 1914
Lysandra coridon rufescens Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon semi-i-nigrum Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semialbofimbriata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon semiarcuata Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra coridon semicincta Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon semifowleri-margino Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semilimbojuncta Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semivirgatus Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon semivirgularia Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon sessilis Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon sinecaerulescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon subalbolunulata Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon subaurantia Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon subfusca Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon suffusa Tutt, 1896
Lysandra coridon supraalbocrenata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon torgniensis Haverkampf, 1906
Lysandra coridon transformis Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon tripuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra coridon ultraalbesco Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraalbocrenata Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultralavendula Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultranubila Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon ultraviridescens Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon unicolor Tutt, 1910
Lysandra coridon unipuncta Courvoisier, 1903
Lysandra coridon v-nigrum Bright & Leeds, 1938
Lysandra coridon viridescens Tutt, 1910
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Neozephyrus quercus caerulescens Lempke, 1936
Neozephyrus quercus violacea Niepelt, 1914
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus cretaceus Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus flavuslunulatus Tutt, 1909
Plebejus argus masseyi Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album obsoleta Tutt, 1907
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae lineata Tutt, 1907
Thecla betulae restricta-lineata Tutt, 1907
Thecla betulae spinosae Gerhard, 1853
Thecla betulae steinbuhleri Hoffmann, 1914
Thecla betulae subunicolor Tutt, 1907
Thecla betulae unicolor Tutt, 1907
Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890Saltpan Blue
Zizeeria zizina

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Kent
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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