Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Polynesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 633
8871
31367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 629
8860
31350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 599
8751
31129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 391
6950
25723 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
2088
6926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 79
2082
6895 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 75
2060
6820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 26
1253
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 21
1071
2713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
221
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 66
114 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Polynesia
66 Genera with 114 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1857 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1927 | Forget-me-nots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophanus Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1868 | Greenstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1927 | Cornelians | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1869 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1971 | Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1832 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypojamides Moore, 1832 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1929 | Ceruleans | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomyrina Butler, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1906 | Boulder Copper | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1989 | Lineblues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1851 | Heath-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocaria Clench, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1904 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1767 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vaga Zimmerman, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizera Schrank, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1865 | Lesser Grass Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Polynesia
114 Species and 51 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides blackburni | | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Catochrysops taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catochrysops taitensis hopkinsi Miller & Miller, 1993 | | | Catochrysops taitensis pepe Hopkins, 1927 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Chrysophanus boldenarum | | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyanophrys amyntor Cramer, 1775 | Amyntor Greenstreak | | Cyanophrys longula Hewitson, 1868 | Brown-spotted Greenstreak | | Deudorix epijarbas armstrongi Hopkins, 1927 | | | Deudorix epijarbas doris Hopkins, 1927 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus samoa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Famegana alsulus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Black Spotted Grass Blue | | Famegana alsulus lulu Mathew, 1889 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus toxeuma F. Brown, 1971 | Arrowhead Blue | | Heodes salustius | | | Hypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832 | Yellow Jewel | | Hypojamides catochloris (Boisduval, 1832) | ⇒ Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jamides argentina von Prittwitz, 1867 | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides bochus ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Jamides carissima Butler, 1876 | Tongan Blue | | Jamides carissima thomasi Miller & Miller, 1993 | | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884 | | | Jamides walkeri ruruturi Riley, 1929 | | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptomyrina (Leptomyrina) hirundo Wallengren, 1857 | Tailed Black-eye | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Lycaena (Boldenaria) boldenarum White, 1862 | Boulder copper | | Lycaena boldenarum boldenarum White, 1862 | | | Lycaena boldenarum caerulaea Salmon, 1946 | | | Lycaena boldenarum ianthina Salmon, 1946 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena alciphron alciphron Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Lycaena catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Lycaena dispar dispar ♰ Haworth, 1803 | British Large copper | | Lycaena edna (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906 | | Lycaena enysii Butler, 1876 | | | Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867 | Glade Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena rauparaha Fereday, 1877 | Common copper | | Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793 | Common Copper | | Lycaena sulpitius (Miskin, 1890) | ⇒ Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | | Lycaena tama Fereday, 1878 | Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper | | Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906 | | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Nacaduba catochloris Boisduval, 1832 | | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba dyopa dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | | | Nacaduba samoensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba tahitiensis Hara & Hirow..., 1989 | | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868 | Black Hairstreak | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Oreolyce nearcha nearcha | | | Panthiades bitias bitias | | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Pentila hedwiga (Suffert, 1904) | ⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924 | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) caerulea Courvoisier, 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda myrsilus Westwood, 1851 | | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii gundlachianus Bates, 1935 | Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla echion (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | Saltpan Blue | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Tmolus echion echiolus Draudt, 1920 | Mexican Red-spotted Hairstreak | | Udara (Vaga) blackburni (Tuely, 1878) | ⇒ Vaga blackburni Tuely, 1878 | | Udara blackburnii Tuely, 1878 | Green Hawaiian Blue | | Udara blackburnii one | | | Vaga blackburni Tuely, 1878 | Blackburn butterfly | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizera lula | | | Zizera sylvia Nakahara, 1922 | | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina labradus cheesmanae Poulton & Riley, 1928 | | | Zizina labradus labradus Godart, 1824 | Bean Blue | | Zizina labradus mangoensis Butler, 1884 | | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizina otis otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina otis oxleyi Felder & Felder, 1865 | Southern blue | | Zizina oxleyi Felder & Felder, 1865 | Southern Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Polynesia | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 31
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 25
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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