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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Obi Islands (North Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
118
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
118
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
112
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
69
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
41
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
41
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
7
41
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
40
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
40
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
36
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Obi Islands
16 Genera with 26 Species
Anthene Doubleday, 1900Ciliate Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 0Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Bindahara Moore, 1793Plane1SpeciesTaxom
Catopyrops Toxopeus, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Hypochlorosis Röber, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1894Jewels1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans4SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Luthrodes Moore, 1915Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues7SpeciesTaxom
Neopithecops Distant, 0Quaker1SpeciesTaxom
Philiris Röber, 1887Moonbeams1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1917Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Sancterila Eliot & Kawa..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Thysonotis Hübner, 19344SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Obi Islands
26 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anthene lycaenoides pegobates Holland, 1900
Arhopala hercules sophilus
Bindahara phocides Fabricius, 1793Australian plane
Catopyrops ancyra Felder, 1860Ancyra Blue
Catopyrops ancyra tuala Toxopeus, 1930
Hypochlorosis obiana Fruhstorfer, 1908
Hypochrysops siren - Grose-Smith, 1894
Jamides aratus Stoll, 1781
Jamides cyta Boisduval, 1832Bordered Cerulean
Jamides cyta megdora Fruhstorfer, 1915
Jamides pseudaratus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lampides pseudaratus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Luthrodes soamis Fruhstorfer, 1915
Lycaeides ismenias aegus
Nacaduba berenice Herrich-Schä..., 1869Large Purple Line-blue
Nacaduba berenice carnania Fruhstorfer, 1916
Nacaduba beroe beroe C.& R.Felder, , 1865
Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963
Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858Transparent 6-Line Blue
Nacaduba palmyra (Röber, 1886)⇒ Erysichton lineata Murray, 1874
Nacaduba tristis Rothschild, 1916
Neopithecops umbretta obiana
Philiris helena Snellen, 1887
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Sancterila (Sancterila) russelli Eliot & Kawa..., 1983
Thysonotis cyanea obiana
Thysonotis obiana Fruhstorfer, 1934
Thysonotis philocrates Fruhstorfer, 1915
Thysonotis synesius Fruhstorfer, 1934

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Obi Islands
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
5
5
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