Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Palestine (West Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 175
872
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 175
872
1552 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 171
865
1543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
585
1104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
213
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
126
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
121
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
57
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 20
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palestine
20 Genera with 28 Species | Albulina Tutt, 1847 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1834 | Tawny Silverline | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1780 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1849 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1834 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1847 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1847 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1865 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1885 | Blue pierrots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palestine
28 Species and 1 Subspecies | Albulina loewii Zeller, 1847 | Large Jevel Blue | | Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | | Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Azanus gamra Lederer, 1855 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Chilades (Lachides) galba Lederer, 1855 | Persian Grass Blue | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Epamera glaucus | | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802 | Large Copper | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejidea) loewii Zeller, 1847 | Loew's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus zelleri Verity, 1919 | | | Polyommatus loewii (Zeller, 1847) | ⇒ Albulina loewii Zeller, 1847 | | Pseudophilotes vicrama Moore, 1865 | Eastern baton blue | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus balkanicus FREYER, 1844 | Balkan Pierrot | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Palestine
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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