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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region North England (England, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		413
3164
6368		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		412
3163
6367		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		393
3084
6204		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		289
2692
5642		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		56
827
1509		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		56
827
1509		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
821
1501		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
631
1195		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
588
1095		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
108
178		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		38
59		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for North England
38 Genera with 59 Species
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Aloeides Hübner, 1782Coppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1828Arguses7SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins3SpeciesTaxom
Candalides Hübner, 1879Dusky blues4SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1896Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erora Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1867Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1803Boulder Copper5SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1915Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1865Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1914Heath-blues2SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ogyris Westwood, 1854Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1893Meadow Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalmenus Druce, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids4SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1758Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Theclinesthes Röber, 18893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North England
59 Species and 25 Subspecies
Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782Dull Copper
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia agestis obsoleta Tutt, 1912
Aricia agestis pallidior Oberthür & ..., 1910
Aricia agestis snelleni Ter Haar, 1900
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia artaxerxes artaxerxes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Aricia artaxerxes salmacis Stephens, 1828Castle Eden Argus
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873Blotched Blue
Candalides heathi Cox, 1873Rayed Blue
Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873Rayed Blue
Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879Common Dusky Blue
Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860Forget-me-not
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919Holly Blue
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cupido minimus obsoleta Tutt, 1896
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Erora laeta Edwards, 1862Early hairstreak
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867)⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867
Jalmenus daemeli Semper, 1879D├ñmel´s Blue
Jalmenus inous Hewitson, 1865Inous Blue
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835Bog Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803British Large copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Maculinea arion eutyphron Fruhstorfer, 1915Large Blue
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865Double-spotted Line Blue
Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851Fringed Blue
Neolucia agricola occidens Waterhouse &..., 1914Fringed Heath-blue
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Neozephyrus quercus bellus Gerhard, 1853
Neozephyrus quercus obsoleta Tutt, 1907
Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862Amaryllis Azure
Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854Geneoveva Azure
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus argus masseyi ♰ Tutt, 1909Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893Common Blue
Pseudalmenus chlorinda Blanchard, 1853Chlorinda Hairstreak
Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914Silky Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Theclinesthes hesperia hesperia Sibatani & G..., 1978Blue butterfly
Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889Miskin´s Blue
Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889Wattle Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in North England
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers		1
4		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		22
34		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues		14
20		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