Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
5392
17066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
5387
17059 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 498
5315
16945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 331
4274
14282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1031
3185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1026
3155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1009
3085 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
601
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
516
1310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
149
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 44
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for New Zealand
44 Genera with 62 Species #ABCEGHIJLMNOPSTZ
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophanus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1832 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1906 | Boulder Copper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1904 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1910 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1809 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1909 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizera Schrank, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1865 | Lesser Grass Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for New Zealand
62 Species and 23 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Chrysophanus boldenarum | | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Heodes salustius | | | Hypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832 | Yellow Jewel | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Lycaena (Boldenaria) boldenarum White, 1862 | Boulder copper | | Lycaena boldenarum boldenarum White, 1862 | | | Lycaena boldenarum caerulaea Salmon, 1946 | | | Lycaena boldenarum ianthina Salmon, 1946 | | | Lycaena edna (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906 | | Lycaena enysii Butler, 1876 | | | Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867 | Glade Copper | | Lycaena rauparaha Fereday, 1877 | Common copper | | Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793 | Common Copper | | Lycaena sulpitius (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | | Lycaena tama Fereday, 1878 | Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper | | Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Oreolyce nearcha nearcha | | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Pentila hedwiga (Suffert, 1904) | ⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) caerulea Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda myrsilus Westwood, 1851 | | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | | | Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | Saltpan Blue | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizera lula | | | Zizera sylvia Nakahara, 1922 | | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina labradus labradus Godart, 1824 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizina otis oxleyi Felder & Felder, 1865 | Southern blue | | Zizina oxleyi Felder & Felder, 1865 | Southern Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in New Zealand | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 19
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 16
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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