Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Madang Province (Momase Region, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 99
411
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 99
411
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 96
407
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
351
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
91
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
91
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
91
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
67
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
62
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 16
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Madang Province
16 Genera with 18 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1865 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hypochlorosis Röber, 1892 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1764 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1898 | Moonbeams | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1832 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1886 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Madang Province
18 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arhopala alkisthenes Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Caleta mindarus C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Hypochrysops polycletus Linnaeus, 1764 | Rovena jewel | | Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted Flash | | Ionolyce helicon (Felder C., 1860) | ⇒ Nacaduba helicon Felder, 1860 | | Jamides aetherialis Butler, 1884 | | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Philiris albicostalis Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris helena Snellen, 1887 | | | Philiris intensa Butler, 1876 | | | Philiris moira Grose-Smith, 1899 | | | Philiris ziska Grose-Smith, 1898 | White-margined Moonbeam | | Pithecops dionisius Boisduval, 1832 | Pied Blue | | Prosotas gracilis Röber, 1886 | Dark-based Lineblue | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Madang Province
 | | 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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