Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Morocco (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 414
3688
10146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 411
3684
10140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3637
10042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 251
2823
8299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
609
1357 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
383
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
344
736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
104
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 34
78 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morocco
34 Genera with 78 Species
| Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1928 | Arguses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1925 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1920 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1893 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 0 | Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1920 | Boulder Copper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maurus Bálint, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1934 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1965 | Small Jewel Blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 1977 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1876 | Meadow Blues | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813 | Chequered Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1892 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1927 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morocco
78 Species and 18 Subspecies | Agrodiaetus damonides Staudinger, 1899 | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909 | Allard's silver lines | | Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847 | Donzel's Silver-line | | Cigaritis zohra monticola Riley, 1925 | | | Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Lorquin's Blue | | Cupido theophrastus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyaniris semiargus maroccana Lucas, 1920 | | | Danis danis triopus Barrande, 1872 | | | Deudorix (Deudorix) gaetulia de Nicéville, 1893 | Assam Cornelian | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche melanop | Black-Eyed Blue | | Heodes alciphron (Rottenburg, 1775) | ⇒ Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | | Hypokopelates anetia Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena alciphron heracleana Blachier, 1908 | | | Lycaena mauritanica Oberthür, 0 | | | Lycaena phoebus Blachier, 1905 | Moroccan Copper | | Lycaena vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | | | Lysandra punctifera Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Maurus vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | Vogel's Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Plebeius martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus vogelii insperatus Tennent, 1996 | | | Plebejus (Plebejides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Plebejus martini regularis Tennent, 1995 | | | Plebejus martini ungemachi Rothschild, 1925 | | | Plebejus (Plebejides) vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | Vogel's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus vareai Agenjo, 1965 | | | Plebicula amanda Schneider, 1792 | | | Plebicula atlantica (Elwes, 1905) | ⇒ Polyommatus atlantica Forster, 1956 | | Plebicula atlantica atlantica | | | Plebicula atlantica weissi (Dujardin, 1977) | ⇒ Polyommatus atlantica Forster, 1956 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | | | 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) punctifera Courvoisier, 1910 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctiferus Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlantica Forster, 1956 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) atlanticus Elwes, 1905 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus escheri ahmar Le Cerf, 1928 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus amanda (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus punctifer Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes fatma Oberthür, 1890 | Fatma's Blue | | Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | Panoptes Blue | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrium esakii Shirozu, 1942 | | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi mauretanica Staudinger, 1892 | | | Scolitantides (Pseudophilotes) panoptes (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares ballus ballus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Tomares mauretanicus undulatus | | | Tomares mauritanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Tomares mauritanicus mauritanicus | | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna volpii Romei, 1927 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Morocco
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