Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Metropolitan France (France)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 629
6454
17086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 626
6448
17079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 572
6314
16833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 368
5216
14984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 70
1791
6730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
1789
6714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 67
1778
6693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
1055
3381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
912
2675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
179
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 43
161 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Metropolitan France
43 Genera with 161 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1933 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aquisextana Theobald, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1910 | Arguses | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laeosopis Rambur, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1779 | Large blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nordmannia Scudder, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1789 | Small Jewel Blues | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1834 | Meadow Blues | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 0 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thestor Hubner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1787 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zephyrus Dalman, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Metropolitan France
161 Species and 29 Subspecies | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | Alpine Blue | | Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840 | Gavarnie Blue | | Agriades pyrenaicus Boisduval, 1840 | Gavarnie Blue | | Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933 | Zullich's Blue | | Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aquisextana irenaei ♰ Theobald, 1938 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis gallica (Oberthür, 1910) | ⇒ Aricia agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Pseudaricia) nicias Boisduval, 1832 | | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910 | Spanish Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus argiolus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido minimus minimus (Fuessly, 1775) | ⇒ Cupido minimus Fuessly, 1775 | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyaniris semiargus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche alexis alexis Poda, 1761 | | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794 | Spanish Purple Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaeides idas armoricana Oberthür, 1910 | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena argiades Pallas, 1771 | | | Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Lycaena bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe eurydame Hoffmannsegg, 1806 | | | Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-Edged Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena tityrus tityrus Poda, 1761 | | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra bellargus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Lysandra bellargus coelestis | | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Lysandra coridon coridon | | | Lysandra coridon galliae Verity, 1926 | | | Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | Common Blue | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Alcon Blue | | Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | Large Blue | | Maculinea arion arcina Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Maculinea arion arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | Dusky Large Blue | | Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | Scarce Large Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Nordmannia esculi Hübner, 1804 | | | Nordmannia ilicis (Esper, 1779) | ⇒ Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | | 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 rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) pyrenaica (Boisduval, 1840) | ⇒ Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840 | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) bellieri Oberthur, 1910 | | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus plouharnelensis Oberthür, 1910 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus argyrognomon argyrognomon (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) bellieri Oberthur, 1910 | Bellier's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) trappi Verity, 1927 | Zephyr Blue Trappi | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus achromaria LA HARPE, 1853 | | | Plebejus alberganus Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus angularia Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus brunnearia Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus chavanneana LA HARPE, 1858 | | | Plebejus coelinaria Graslin, 1863 | | | Plebejus convergata Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus derivana LA HARPE, 1858 | | | Plebejus exiguana LA HARPE, 1860 | | | Plebejus gardetta Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus icterata Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus indigenata Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus infidaria LA HARPE, 1853 | | | Plebejus laetaria LA HARPE, 1853 | | | Plebejus limosa Villiers, 1827 | | | Plebejus montanus Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus nicaea Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus obscuraria Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus plummistaria Villers, 1789 | | | Plebejus pluto Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus radicaria LA HARPE, 1855 | | | Plebejus rufomixtaria Graslin, 1863 | | | Plebejus sociabilis Graslin, 1850 | | | Plebejus triarius Prunner, 1798 | | | Plebejus trimaculata Villers, 1789 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823 | Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) violetae Gómez-Bustil..., 1979 | Andalusian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) vittata | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851 | Spanish Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispana (Herrich-Schä..., 1852) | ⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebejus) dorylas Fruhstorfer, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus escheri rondoui Oberthür, 1906 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus thersites thersites (Cantener, 1834) | ⇒ Polyommatus thersites Cantener, 1835 | | Pseudoaricia nicias (Meigen, 1830) | ⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830 | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes hylactor Bergstrasser, 1779 | | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex 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 | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Thecla acastoides (Berg, 1882) | ⇒ Cyanophrys acaste Prittwitz, 1865 | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla ilias Felder, 1860 | | | Thecla ixion Fabricius, 1775 | | | Thecla olsculi | | | Thestor basuta Wallengren, 1857 | | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares ballus ballus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Zephyrus quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Metropolitan France
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