Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Palau (Micronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
1151
1834 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
1100
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
768
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
297
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
234
321 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
226
312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
114
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 39
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palau
39 Genera with 47 Species
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1915 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1780 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 1860 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1959 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritra Moore, 1793 | Common imperial | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1865 | Tits | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 0 | Sunbeams | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dacalana Moore, 1829 | Double Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drupadia Moore, 1828 | Posies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eooxylides Doherty, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1829 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1886 | Ceruleans | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Logania Distant, 1884 | Mottles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1828 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neocheritra Distant, 1860 | Pale Grand Imperials | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1886 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodipsas C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1787 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1829 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1829 | Acacia Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palau
47 Species and 11 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Acytolepis puspa watasei Matsumura, 1915 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Allotinus (Paragerydus) horsfieldi Moore, 1857 | Common Darkie | | Allotinus (Paragerydus) unicolor Felder, 1865 | Common Darkie | | Arhopala eumolphus Cramer, 1780 | Common Green Oakblue | | Bindahara phocides isabella C Felder, 1860 | Australian Plane | | Caleta elna Hewitson, 1876 | Elbowed Pierrot | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops panormus papuana Tite, 1959 | Pale Pea-blue | | Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 | Common Imperial | | Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Curetis tagalica C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Southern Sunbeam | | Curetis tagalica tagalina | | | Dacalana vidura Horsfield, 1829 | Double Tufted Royal | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Drupadia ravindra Horsfield, 1828 | Common Posy | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Eooxylides tharis Geyer, 1837 | Branded Imperial | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Everes lacturnus pulchra Rothschild, 1915 | | | Hypolycaena erylus Godart, 1824 | Common Tit | | Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 | Orchid tit | | Iraota rochana Horsfield, 1829 | Scarce Silverstreak | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides bochus palauensis Fruhstorfer, 1915 | | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides malaccanus Röber, 1886 | Malacca Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Logania marmorata Moore, 1884 | Pale Mottle | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Nacaduba kurava euretes Druce, 1891 | | | Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828 | Singapore Four-line Blue | | Neocheritra amrita C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Common Grand Imperial | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Petrelaea tombugensis Röber, 1886 | Eastern Dingy Lineblue | | Prosotas dubiosa dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Small Purple Line Blue | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Rapala iarbus Fabricius, 1787 | Common Red Flash | | Remelana jangala Horsfield, 1829 | Chocolate Royal | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Surendra vivarna Horsfield, 1829 | Acacia blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Palau | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 17
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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