Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Northern Mariana Islands (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 162
588
745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 162
588
745 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
571
726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 103
400
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
117
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
117
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
117
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
95
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
93
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Mariana Islands
17 Genera with 16 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1869 | Tits | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1896 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1879 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Mariana Islands
16 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades (Luthrodes) pandava Horsfield, 1829 | Plain Cupid | | Chliaria kina Hewitson, 1869 | Blue tit | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Elkalyce hainani Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | | Heliophorus ila de Nicéville, 1896 | Restriced Purple Sapphire | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Northern Mariana Islands
 | | 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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