Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Palaearctic (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 409
11833
195881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 408
11832
195881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 392
11734
195055 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 321
11427
194050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 66
1515
4392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 65
1514
4386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1511
4383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 25
967
3117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 22
879
2910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 61
148 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palaearctic
61 Genera with 148 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ahlbergia Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpherakya Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1834 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeogerydus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1910 | Arguses | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1870 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Buakraengius Toxopeus, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celatoxia Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Barred Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1886 | Tailed Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclyrius Butler, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1920 | Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gymnomorphia Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laeosopis Rambur, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1915 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maurus Bálint, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1819 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neolycaena de Nicéville, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1761 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejides Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1780 | Small Jewel Blues | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Plebulina Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1792 | Meadow Blues | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1881 | Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1955 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinia Forster, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symetha Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ultraaricia Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Umpria Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palaearctic
148 Species and 1 Subspecies | Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) allous (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Pseudaricia) nicias Boisduval, 1832 | | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) anteros FREYER, 1838 | Blue Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) morronensis RIBBE, 1910 | Spanish Argus | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909 | Allard's silver lines | | Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849 | Common Silver-line | | Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847 | Donzel's Silver-line | | Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Lorquin's Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) decolorata Staudinger, 1886 | Eastern Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris helena Staudinger, 1862 | Greek Mazarine Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyclyrius webbianus (Brullé, 1840) | ⇒ Cyclirius webbianus Brullé, 1840 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) paphos Chapman, 1920 | Paphos Blue | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794 | Spanish Purple Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaeides argyrognomon (Bergstrasser, 1779) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena bleusei Oberthur, 1884 | Iberian Sooty Copper | | Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844 | Balkan Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena ottomana Lefèbvre, 1830 | Grecian Copper | | Lycaena phoebus Blachier, 1905 | Moroccan Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Lycaena thetis Klug, 1834 | Fiery Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Maurus vogelii Oberthür, 1920 | Vogel's Blue | | Neolycaena (Rhymnaria) rhymnus Eversmann, 1832 | | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Phengaris rebeli (HIRSCHKE, 1904) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebeius amandus (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Plebeius eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Plebeius idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) pyrenaicus (Boisduval, 1840) | ⇒ Agriades pyrenaica Boisduval, 1840 | | Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Plebejus (Kretania) eurypilus FREYER, 1851 | Eastern Brown Argus | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) bellieri Oberthur, 1910 | Bellier's Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebijides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | | Plebejus (Plebijides) hespericus Rambur, 1839 | Zephyr Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebijides) sephirus Frivaldzky, 1835 | | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Plebejus eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) admetus Esper, 1783 | Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) agenjoi Forster, 1965 | Agenjo's Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) aroaniensis Brown, 1976 | Grecian Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) dolus Hübner, 1823 | Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fabressei Oberthur, 1910 | Oberthür's Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) fulgens de Sagarra, 1925 | Catalonian Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) galloi Balletto & Toso, 1979 | Gallo's Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) humedasae Toso & Balletto, 1976 | Piedmont Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) iphigenia Herrich-Schä..., 1847 | Chelmos Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) nephohiptamenos Brown & Coutsis, 1978 | Higgin'S Anomalous Blue | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) ripartii (FREYER, 1830) | ⇒ Agrodiaetus ripartii FREYER, 1830 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) virgilius Oberthür, 1910 | Italian Furry Blue | | Polyommatus (Bryna) annamaria Bálint, 1992 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) albicans Gerhard, 1851 | Spanish Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) caelestissimus Verity, 1921 | Azur Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) hispanus (Herrich-Schä..., 1852) | ⇒ Lysandra hispana Herrich-Schä..., 1852 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) nufrellensis (Schurian, 1977) | ⇒ Lysandra coridon nufrellensis Schurian, 1977 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctiferus Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Neolysandra) coelestinus Eversmann, 1843 | Pontic Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) andronicus Coutis & Gav..., 1995 | Phalakron Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) atlanticus Elwes, 1905 | Atlas Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarius (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) menelaos Brown, 1976 | Taygetos Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Polyommatus amanda (Schneider, 1792) | ⇒ Polyommatus amandus Schneider, 1792 | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes barbagiae de Prins & V..., 1982 | Sardinian Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes bavius Eversmann, 1832 | Bavius Blue | | Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | Panoptes Blue | | Pseudophilotes sinaicus Nakamura, 1975 | Sinai Baton Blue | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Satyrium acaciae Fabricius, 1787 | Sloe Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium jebelia Nakamura, 1976 | Sinai Hairstreak | | Satyrium ledereri Boisduval, 1848 | Orange Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosaceus Austaut, 1885 | Mediterranean Blue | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares callimachus Eversmann, 1848 | Caucasian Vernal Copper | | Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Tomares nogelii Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Nogel's Hairstreak | | Turanana panagea (Herrich-Schä..., 1851) | ⇒ Turanana panagaea FREYER, 1850 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Palaearctic
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