Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mahajanga Province (Madagascar)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 192
831
1190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 192
831
1190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 181
796
1137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
672
1004 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
213
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
213
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
213
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
158
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
150
195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
72
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 15
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mahajanga Province
15 Genera with 24 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1833 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiolaus Aurivillius, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1877 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1928 | Boulder Copper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1779 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mahajanga Province
24 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Deudorix batikeli Boisduval, 1833 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hemiolaus ceres Hewitson, 1865 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes rabefaner Mabille, 1877 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae balcanicola Graves, 1928 | | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna knysna (Trimen, 1862) | ⇒ Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis antanossa | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mahajanga 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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