Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Lebanon (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 339
1949
3578 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 338
1948
3577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 327
1917
3538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 217
1548
2998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
504
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
503
866 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
371
657 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
81
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 29
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Lebanon
29 Genera with 80 Species #ABCEFKLMNPQSTU
| Actizera Chapman, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1931 | Mountain Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 0 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1839 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1775 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1834 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1778 | Meadow Blues | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ultraaricia Kluk, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lebanon
80 Species and 24 Subspecies | Actizera panagaea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Agrodiaetus alcestis Zerny, 1932 | | | Albulina loewi antilibanotica | | | Albulina ellisoni Pfeiffer, 1931 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) mylitta Hemming, 1932 | | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) bassoni Larsen, 1974 | Steely Argus | | Aricia deleta (Cockerell, 1889) | ⇒ Phaonia deleta Stein, 1898 | | Aricia isauricoides | | | Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865 | | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Eumedonia eumedon mylitta Hemming, 1932 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Kretania eurypilus Freyer, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Kretania eurypilus euaemon | | | Kretania nichollae | | | Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | Fischer's Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops ortygia Trimen, 1887 | Koppie Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864 | Large Copper | | Lycaena ellisoni Peiffer, 1931 | | | Lycaena semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon syriaca | | | Lysandra isauricoides | | | Lysandra syriaca Tutt, 1910 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Nordmannia ilicis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | Nordmannia myrtale Klug, 1834 | | | Philotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus pylaon nicholli Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus sephirus nichollae Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) pylaon (Fischer von ..., 1832) | ⇒ Kretania pylaon Rambur, 1839 | | Plebejus pylaon nichollae Elwes, 1901 | | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Plebicula addenda Tutt, 1898 | | | Plebicula amanda anthea | | | Plebicula amanda brenda | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) alcestis Zerny, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus poseidon deebi Larsen, 1974 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Bryna) annamaria Bálint, 1992 | | | Polyommatus (Kretania) euaemon Hemming, 1931 | | | Polyommatus isaurica dorsumstellae Graves, 1923 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) syriaca Tutt, 1914 | | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus daphnis hayesi Larsen, 1974 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) anthea Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icadius Grum-Grshima..., 1890 | | | Polyommatus icadius juno Hemming, 1933 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarius (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus icarius anthea Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus icarius brenda Hemming, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus amanda | | | Polyommatus icarus juko | | | Polyommatus icarus juno Hemming, 1933 | | | Polyommatus icarus lucetta Colot, 1915 | | | Polyommatus icarus lucia Culot, 1905 | | | Polyommatus (Sublysandra) isauricoides Gerhard, 1851 | Lebanon Mountain Blue | | Polyommatus therites gravesi Chapman, 1912 | | | Polyommatus anna Edwards, 0 | | | Polyommatus boisduvali Herrich-Schä..., 1843 | | | Polyommatus euripylus | | | Polyommatus eurypilus FREYER, 1852 | | | Polyommatus striata Tutt, 1896 | | | Polyommatus thetis Esper, 1778 | | | Pseudoaricia dorsurastellae | | | Pseudoaricia isaurica dorsomstellae | | | Pseudoaricia isaurica dorsumstellae | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tomares nogelii Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Nogel's Hairstreak | | Turanana endymion (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | Anatolian Odd-spot Blue | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Ultraaricia basipuncta Silbernagel, 1946 | | | Ultraaricia crassipuncta | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Lebanon
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
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