Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
371
475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
371
475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 108
343
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
267
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
89
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
89
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
89
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
69
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
53
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 15
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Kuala Lumpur
15 Genera with 16 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1775 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritra Moore, 1793 | Common imperial | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eooxylides Doherty, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1824 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1885 | Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1926 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kuala Lumpur
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 | Common Imperial | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Eooxylides tharis Geyer, 1837 | Branded Imperial | | Hypolycaena erylus Godart, 1824 | Common Tit | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala pheretima Hewitson, 1863 | Copper Flash | | Rapala pheretima sequeira Distant, 1885 | Copper Flash | | Tajuria mantra mantra (Felder ; Seitz, 1926) | ⇒ Tajuria mantra C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Kuala Lumpur
 | | 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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