Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region New Caledonia (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 347
2297
5212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 345
2295
5211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 333
2257
5157 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 213
1701
4008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
330
541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
327
536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
326
535 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
253
441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
220
378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
97
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 31
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Caledonia
31 Genera with 42 Species #ACDEGJLMNOPSTUZ
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1913 | Darkies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1831 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1775 | Greenstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1971 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1793 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1829 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1775 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1873 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 0 | Lineblues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Northodanis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothodanis Hirowatari, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 2003 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1793 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Torbenia Libert, 2005 | Zulus | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1860 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Una de Nicéville, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Caledonia
42 Species and 10 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Allotinus aphocha rebilus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) | ⇒ Allotinus unicolor Felder, 1865 | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Catochrysops caledonica Felder, 1862 | | | Catochrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catopyrops florinda Butler, 1877 | Speckled Line-blue | | Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Cyanophrys amyntor Cramer, 1775 | Amyntor Greenstreak | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Jamides carissima Butler, 1876 | Tongan Blue | | Jamides carissima susana d´Abrera, 1971 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Ménev..., 1829) | ⇒ Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | Lycaena alciphron alciphron Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Ministrymon una una Hewitson, 1873 | | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata armillata Butler, 1876 | | | Nacaduba deplorans Butler, 1876 | | | Nacaduba deployans | | | Northodanis schaeffera Eschscholtz, 1821 | | | Nothodanis schaeffera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Dark Green-banded Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Prosotas patricae Tennent, 2003 | | | Psychonotis purpurea H. H. Druce, 1902 | | | Psychonotis schaeffera caledonia | | | Syntarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Theclinesthes onycha capricornia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Cycad Blue | | Theclinesthes petersi Tennent, 2005 | | | Torbenia calvata (Macpherson, 2006) | ⇒ Torbenella calvata Macpherson, 2006 | | Torbenia orbis (Baba, 2005) | ⇒ Torbenella orbis Baba, 2005 | | Udara (Udara) cardia C.Felder, 1860 | Pale Hedge Blue | | Una purpurea Druce, 1902 | | | Zizeeria alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in New Caledonia | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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