Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Matale (Central Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
218
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
187
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
169
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
101
108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
85
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
84
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
51
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 14
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Matale
14 Genera with 14 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1782 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1775 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1921 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Matale
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Chilades laius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780 | | Cigaritis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775 | Common Silverline | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Polyommatus dama damalis Riley, 1921 | | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Matale
 | | 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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