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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Punjab (North India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
152
762
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
762
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
152
762
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
562
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
237
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
237
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
237
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
178
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
169
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
59
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
13
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Punjab
13 Genera with 13 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Heliophorus Geyer, 1844Sapphires1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1881
Lineblues0SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1926Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Spindasis Wallengren, 1775Silverlines1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1844Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1865Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Punjab
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Heliophorus sena Kollar, 1844Sorrel Sapphire
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Polyommatus (Bryna) fraterluci Grum-Grshima..., 1890Kangra Meadow Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Rapala extensa Evans, 1926Chitral Flash
Spindasis vulcanus Fabricius, 1775Common Silverline
Tarucus balkanica FREYER, 1844Balkan Pierrot
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Punjab
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


Links, sources and further information
Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov