Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Northwest England (North England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 363
2399
4502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 363
2399
4502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 346
2336
4374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 263
2060
3989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
595
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
595
983 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
591
978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
468
793 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
440
737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
78
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 27
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northwest England
27 Genera with 39 Species #ACEFJLMNPST
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1828 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1896 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1803 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Heath-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1893 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1889 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northwest England
39 Species and 22 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis obsoleta Tutt, 1912 | | | Aricia agestis pallidior Oberthür & ..., 1910 | | | Aricia agestis snelleni Ter Haar, 1900 | | | Aricia artaxerxes salmacis Stephens, 1828 | Castle Eden Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys rubi cinerascens Rebel, 1910 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido minimus obsoleta Tutt, 1896 | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Jalmenus inous Hewitson, 1865 | Inous Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803 | British Large copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola occidens Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Fringed Heath-blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Neozephyrus quercus bellus Gerhard, 1853 | | | Neozephyrus quercus obsoleta Tutt, 1907 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus argus masseyi ♰ Tutt, 1909 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus icarus mariscolore Kane, 1893 | Common Blue | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Theclinesthes hesperia hesperia Sibatani & G..., 1978 | Blue butterfly | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Northwest England
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Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
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