Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 343
2249
4122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2244
4117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 326
2212
4079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1667
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
545
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
544
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
541
908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
397
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
362
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
67
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 18
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Ireland
18 Genera with 30 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1879 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
30 Species and 6 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Rapala schistacea (Moore, 1879) | ⇒ Rapala manea Hewitson, 1863 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Northern Ireland
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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