Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Luxembourg (Benelux)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
3768
10295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 424
3765
10292 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3701
10167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 268
3042
8748 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1042
2656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1040
2649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1033
2638 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
669
1604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
574
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
95
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 24
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Luxembourg
24 Genera with 62 Species
| Arhopala Boisduval, 1865 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1912 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1779 | Large blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Luxembourg
62 Species and 4 Subspecies | Arhopala pseudocentaurus aglais C.& R.Felder, , 1865 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771) | ⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hypolycaena phorbas silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena chryseis (Schiffermüller, 1776) | ⇒ Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | Dusky Large Blue | | Maculinea rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | Scarce Large Blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dama Staudinger, 1892 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) menelaos Brown, 1976 | Taygetos Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes baton baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Thecla acastoides (Berg, 1882) | ⇒ Cyanophrys acaste Prittwitz, 1865 | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Luxembourg
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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