Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 94
431
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 94
431
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
419
679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
356
587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
130
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
130
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
130
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
105
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
105
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
68
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 30
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Britain
30 Genera with 55 Species
| Arhopala Boisduval, 1758 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 0 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1831 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epimastidia H. H. Druce, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochlorosis Röber, 1899 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1882 | Jewels | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1882 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1895 | Ceruleans | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 0 | Giant Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Logania Distant, 1915 | Mottles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1983 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1963 | Moonbeams | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1832 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1963 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tartesa Hirowatari, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1881 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vadebra Moore, 1894 | Malabar flash | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Britain
55 Species and 9 Subspecies | Arhopala eurisus Druce, 1891 | | | Arhopala thamyras Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Candalides lucescens | | | Candalides regina | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epimastidia bornemanni | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hypochlorosis florinda Smith, 1896 | | | Hypochlorosis florinda pagenstecheri | | | Hypochlorosis schneideri RIBBE, 1899 | | | Hypochrysops scintillans Butler, 1882 | | | Hypolycaena periphorbas Butler, 1882 | | | Ionolyce helicon caracalla Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides cyta Boisduval, 1832 | Bordered Cerulean | | Jamides nemophila Butler, 1876 | Papuan Cerulean | | Jamides paralectus | | | Jamides pseudosias Rothschild, 1915 | | | Jamides timon Grose-Smith, 1895 | | | Lepidochrysops danis dispar | | | Logania hampsoni Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Megisba strongyle caudata Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nacaduba astarte astarte | | | Nacaduba berenice apira Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Nacaduba kurava ariitea Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Nacaduba major Rothschild, 1915 | | | Nacaduba palmyra (Röber, 1886) | ⇒ Erysichton lineata Murray, 1874 | | Nacaduba tristis Rothschild, 1916 | | | Philiris apicalis Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris griseldis Staudinger, 1888 | | | Philiris lucescens Tite, 1963 | | | Philiris regina Butler, 1882 | | | Philiris talesea | | | Philiris tombara Tite, 1963 | | | Pithecops dionisius Boisduval, 1832 | Pied Blue | | Prosotas atra Tite, 1963 | | | Prosotas talesa Tite, 1963 | | | Prosotas talesea Tite, 1963 | | | Psychonotis brownii Druce & Baker, 1893 | | | Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green Banded Blue | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Tartesa astarte Butler, 1882 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla regina Butler, 1881 | | | Thysonotis brownii H.H.Druce & ..., 1893 | | | Thysonotis caelius hanno | | | Thysonotis metrophanes Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Vadebra eboraci (Grose-Smith, 1894) | ⇒ Euploea eboraci Grose-Smith, 1894 | | Vadebra kala Swinhoe, 1916 | | | Vadebra lacon (Grose-Smith, 1894) | ⇒ Euploea lacon Grose-Smith, 1894 | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina otis otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in New Britain
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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