Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Ratnapura (Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
320
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 97
285
328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
241
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
167
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
136
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
134
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
41
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ratnapura
11 Genera with 13 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1868 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1876 | Angled Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1775 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1775 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1843 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ratnapura
13 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Anthene lycaenina Felder, 1868 | Pointed Ciliate Blue | | Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862 | Large Oakblue | | Caleta caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876 | | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Rathinda amor Fabricius, 1775 | Monkey Puzzle | | Talicada nyseus Guérin-Ménev..., 1843 | Red Pierrot | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Ratnapura
 | | 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
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