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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region North Troms (Troms, Norway)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
216
943
1750
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
941
1748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
930
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
168
864
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
216
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
215
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
215
373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
132
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
100
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
37
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Troms
9 Genera with 15 Species
Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 18871SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1780Arguses2SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1781Small Jewel Blues3SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Troms
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allosmaitia pion (Godman & Salvin, 1887)⇒ Allosmaitia strophius Godart, 1824
Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793Mountain Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832Arctic Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781)⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in North Troms
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
4
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