Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Morobe Province (Momase Region, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 135
563
898 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 135
563
898 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 128
537
867 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
457
744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
149
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
149
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
149
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
110
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
108
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
88
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 33
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morobe Province
33 Genera with 50 Species
| Arhopala Boisduval, 1914 | Oak-blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callictita Bethune-Baker, 1986 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1914 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1860 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1908 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1897 | Banded blue Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epimastidia H. H. Druce, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochlorosis Röber, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Jewels | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1891 | Ceruleans | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1963 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1886 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paraduba Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parelodina Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1898 | Moonbeams | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1832 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1963 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1874 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1983 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Upolampes Bethune-Baker, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Waigeum Staudinger, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morobe Province
50 Species and 2 Subspecies | Arhopala chamaeleona Bethune-Baker, 1903 | | | Arhopala drucei (Bethune-Baker, 1896) | ⇒ Arhopala athada Staudinger, 1889 | | Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Bright Oak-blue | | Callictita cyara Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Callictita lara Parsons, 1986 | | | Candalides helenita Semper, 1879 | Helenita blue | | Catochrysops amasea Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cobalt Pea-blue | | Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823 | Tailed Cupid | | Curetis barsine C.Felder, 1860 | | | Cyaniris owgarra (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Udara cardia C.Felder, 1860 | | Danis phroso Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Discolampa albula Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Epimastidia inops C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Hypochlorosis antipha Hewitson, 1869 | | | Hypochrysops apelles Fabricius, 1775 | Copper Jewel | | Hypochrysops plotinus Smith, 1894 | | | Hypochrysops polycletus Linnaeus, 1764 | Rovena jewel | | Hypochrysops pythias - Felder, 1865 | Peacock Jewel | | Hypolycaena danis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Black & White Tit | | Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted Flash | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides coritus Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Jamides nemophila Butler, 1876 | Papuan Cerulean | | Jamides reverdini Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Jamides soemias Druce, 1891 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Monodontides argioloides Rothschild, 1915 | | | Nacaduba ruficirca Tite, 1963 | | | Neopithecops lucifer Röber, 1886 | Devil's Blue | | Nothodanis schaeffera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Dark Green-banded Blue | | Parelodina aroa Bethune-Baker, 1904 | | | Philiris agatha Grose-Smith, 1899 | | | Philiris albihumerata Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris ariadne Wind & Clench, 1947 | | | Philiris azula Wind & Clench, 1947 | Azula Moonbeam | | Philiris harterti leucoma Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris hemileuca Jordan, 1930 | | | Philiris misimensis Wind & Clench, 1947 | | | Philiris ziska Grose-Smith, 1898 | White-margined Moonbeam | | Pithecops dionisius Boisduval, 1832 | Pied Blue | | Prosotas papuana Tite, 1963 | | | Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green Banded Blue | | Psychonotis hebes H. H. Druce, 1904 | | | Rapala varuna simsoni Miskin, 1874 | Indigo Flash | | Udara meeki Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Udara sibatanii Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | | Upolampes evena Hewitson, 1876 | | | Waigeum dinawa (Bethune-Baker, 1908) | ⇒ Hypochrysops dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Morobe Province
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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