Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Penang (Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
783
1089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
783
1089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 147
752
1044 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 93
622
897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
267
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
267
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
267
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
213
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
210
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
113
196 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 41
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Penang
41 Genera with 55 Species #ACDEHIJLMNPRSTYZ
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 0 | Oakblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1829 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1780 | Oak-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1775 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1938 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritra Moore, 1793 | Common imperial | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1858 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dacalana Moore, 1829 | Double Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deramas Distant, 0 | | 2 | 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, 0 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horsfieldia Riley, 0 | Leaf blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1824 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1829 | Silverstreak Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Logania Distant, 1884 | Mottles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 0 | Lineblues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Neocheritra Distant, 1860 | Pale Grand Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1917 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 0 | Tufted Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 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 | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1912 | Silverlines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1829 | Acacia Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1865 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | Yasoda Doherty, 1889 | Branded Yamflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Penang
55 Species and 14 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Allotinus taras taras | | | Allotinus (Paragerydus) horsfieldi Moore, 1857 | Common Darkie | | Allotinus (Paragerydus) unicolor Felder, 1865 | Common Darkie | | Amblypodia amphimuta amphimuta | | | Amblypodia centaurus centaurus | | | Amblypodia rafflesii | | | Aphnaeus syama Horsfield, 1829 | | | Arhopala amphimuta C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Broad Yellow Oakblue | | Arhopala elizabethae Eliot, 1959 | | | Arhopala eumolphus Cramer, 1780 | Common Green Oakblue | | Caleta elna Hewitson, 1876 | Elbowed Pierrot | | Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775 | Common Pierrot | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops strabo riama Corbet, 1938 | | | Cheritra freja Fabricius, 1793 | Common Imperial | | Cigaritis lohita Horsfield, 1829 | Lond-banded Silverline | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Curetis santana Moore, 1858 | Malayan Sunbeam | | Dacalana vidura Horsfield, 1829 | Double Tufted Royal | | Deramas jasoda de Nicéville, 1889 | Pale Bluejohn | | Deramas jasoda bradamante | | | 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 pandava | | | Horsfieldia anita | ⇒ Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862 | | Horsfieldia anniella anniella | | | Horsfieldia narada taooana | | | Hypolycaena amasa Hewitson, 1865 | | | Hypolycaena erylus Godart, 1824 | Common Tit | | Iraota rochana Horsfield, 1829 | Scarce Silverstreak | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Logania marmorata Moore, 1884 | Pale Mottle | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Nacaduba asaga pendleburyi | | | Nacaduba hermus swatipa Corbet, 1938 | Pale Fourline Blue | | Nacaduba pendleburyi penangensis Tite, 1963 | | | Nacaduba pendleburyi pendleburyi | Malayan Four-line Blue | | Neocheritra amrita C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Common Grand Imperial | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Pratapa cippus | | | 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 | | Spindasis lohita senama Fruhstorfer, 1912 | Long Banded Silverline | | Surendra vivarna Horsfield, 1829 | Acacia blue | | Tajuria travana Hewitson, 1865 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Penang | 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
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 20
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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