Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mersin (Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
178
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
178
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
174
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
141
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
75
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
75
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
75
96 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
62
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
60
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
38
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mersin
11 Genera with 19 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1838 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1834 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1851 | Meadow Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1844 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tomares Rambur, 1840 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mersin
19 Species | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Lycaena thetis Klug, 1834 | Fiery Copper | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Chelmos Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) menalcas FREYER, 1837 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus cornelia Gerhard, 1851 | Small Anatolian Blue | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Turanana endymion (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mersin
 | | 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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