Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region North China (China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 432
2094
4186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
2094
4186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
2028
4116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 250
1424
2869 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
209
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
198
304 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
196
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
149
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
144
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
81
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North China
17 Genera with 28 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1874 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1892 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1844 | Flashes | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Sinia Forster, 1940 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North China
28 Species and 2 Subspecies | Agriades orbitulus shanxiensis Murayama, 1983 | | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Umpria) chinensis Murray, 1874 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido argiades hellotia Ménétriés, 1857 | | | Cupido (Everes) lacturnus Godart, 1823 | Tailed Cupid | | Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena violaceus Staudinger, 1892 | | | Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887) | ⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010 | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Pamiria omphisa Moore, 1875 | Dusky green underwing | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Rapala caerulea BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Bush clover | | Rapala micans BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Rapala nissa Kollar, 1844 | Common Flash | | Satyrium grandis C. & R. Felder, 1862 | | | Satyrium latior Fixsen, 1887 | | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Tongeia filicaudis Pryer, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in North China
 | | 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
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