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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		546
5554
13778		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		542
5540
13730		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		512
5443
13568		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		333
4250
11221		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		66
1095
2658		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		65
1094
2651		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1090
2647		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
635
1331		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
570
1185		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies		5
188
379		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings		40
86		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for Portugal
40 Genera with 86 Species
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Agrodiaetus Hübner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Arawacus Kaye, 1776Stripestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1928Arguses4SpeciesTaxom
Bryna Evans, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1901Elfins3SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1775Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1775Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danis Fabricius, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Eumedonia Forster, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1926Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues4SpeciesTaxom
Laeosopis Rambur, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1915Ceruleans and Peablues2SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper9SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1775Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Palaeochrysophanus Fabricius, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues6SpeciesTaxom
Plebicula Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1961Meadow Blues13SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813Chequered Blues5SpeciesTaxom
Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1775Satyr Orchids7SpeciesTaxom
Surendra Moore, 1907Acacia Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Teriomima Kirby, 1894Buffs1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1793Hairstreaks4SpeciesTaxom
Thestor Hubner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tomares Rambur, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1862Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
86 Species and 16 Subspecies
Agrodiaetus thersites Cantener, 1835
Allotinus portunus portunus
Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776Aetolus Stripestreak
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus
Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780)⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780
Aricia montensis (Verity, 1928)⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793
Bryna stoliczkana Felder, 1865
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909Chapman's Green Hairstreak
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi fervida Staudinger, 1901
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cupido (Cupido) lorquinii Herrich-Schä..., 1847Lorquin's Blue
Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775Little Blue
Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780Geranium Argus
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Fixsenia polingi (Barnes & Ben..., 1926)⇒ Satyrium polingi Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828Black-eyed Blue
Glaucopsyche melanops williamsi Hemming, 1931
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Laeosopis roboris Esper, 1794Spanish Purple Hairstreak
Laeosopis roboris lusitanica Staudinger, 1892
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lampides elpis demetrias Fruhstorfer, 1915
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeoides Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena bleusei Oberthur, 1884Iberian Sooty Copper
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena virgauraea
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lysandra bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lysandra punctifera Oberthür, 1876Spotted Adonis Blue
Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775Alcon Blue
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe stiberi Gerhard, 1853
Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phengaris nausithous (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebeius (Plebeius) argus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) hypochiona Rambur, 1858
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebicula punctulata Wheeler, 1903
Plebicula thersites (Cantener, 1834)⇒ Polyommatus thersites Cantener, 1835
Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites Cantener, 1835
Polyommatus (Bryna) pierinoi Grum-Grshima..., 1890Manang meadow blue
Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775Mazarine Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792Adonis Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879Austaut'S Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823Chalk-Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835Amanda´S Blue
Polyommatus nepalensis Forster, W., 1961Nepal Meadow Blue
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837False Baton Blue
Pseudophilotes amelia Hemming, 1927
Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779
Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813Panoptes Blue
Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758Purple Hairstreak
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium esakii Shirozu, 1942
Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804False Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium esculi esculi Hübner, 1804
Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779Ilex Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775Blue Spot Hairstreak
Surendra agdistis Fruhstorfer, 1907
Teriomima aslauga freya Smith-&-Kirby, 1894
Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758Brown Hairstreak
Thecla demonassa Hewitson, 1868
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920
Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793
Thestor brachycerus brachycerus Trimen, 1883
Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787Cardenillo
Tomares ballus catalonica (de Sagarra, 1932)⇒ Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787
Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Portugal
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers		3
9		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters		2
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues		22
53		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues		11
20		Genera
Species
Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
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