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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Nara (Kinki, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
2000
2660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
2000
2660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
1954
2596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1761
2376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
731
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
730
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
729
997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
581
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
549
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
65
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
20
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nara
20 Genera with 18 Species
Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1832
Oak-blues0SpeciesTaxom
Artopoetes Chapman, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1866Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956
Hairstreaks0SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Curetis Hübner, 1877Sunbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1957Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Japonica Tutt, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832
Oakblues0SpeciesTaxom
Panchala Moore, 1857Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1861Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Shijimia Matsumura, 1889Moore´s Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ussuriana Tutt, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nara
18 Species
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
Celastrina sugitanii Matsumura, 1919
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Curetis acuta Moore, 1877Acute sunbeam
Favonius (Favonius) orientalis Murray, 1875
Favonius saphirina Staudinger, 1887
Fixsenia iyonis Ota & Kusunoki, 1957
Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Panchala ganesa (Moore, 1857)⇒ Arhopala ganesa Moore, 1858
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Rapala arata Bremer, 1861Japanese Flash
Shijimia moorei Leech, 1889Bicolor Cupid
Thermozephyrus ataxus Westwood, 1851Wonderful Hairstreak
Ussuriana stygiana Butler, 1881

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Nara
SubfamilyCuretinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
11
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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