Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Monmouthshire (South Wales, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 278
1336
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 278
1336
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 261
1298
2233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
1087
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
180
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
180
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
179
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
125
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
123
153 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
42
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 13
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Monmouthshire
13 Genera with 12 Species | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1912 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1948 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1959 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1890 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monmouthshire
12 Species and 11 Subspecies | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Hypolycaena phorbas silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album rufextensa Goodson, 1959 | | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizula hylax attenuata Lucas, 1890 | Tiny Grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Monmouthshire
 | | 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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