Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 348
2667
4080 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 333
2610
3989 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
2112
3277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
670
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
484
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
434
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
109
161 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 32
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ryukyu Islands
32 Genera with 32 Species
| Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1874 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1771 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1848 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1828 | Malayan | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Narathura Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1870 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1919 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1851 | Apeflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1879 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ryukyu Islands
32 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | Japanese Oakblue | | Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771 | Green Flash | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Everes lacturnus Godart, 1824 | Indian Cupid | | Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848 | Grass jewel | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Megisba malaya Horsfield, 1828 | Malayan | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Nacaduba kurava therasia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870 | Common Quaker | | Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Forest Quaker | | Prosotas nora C. Felder, 1860 | Common Line Blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Spalgis epius Westwood, 1851 | Apefly | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | | | Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla imma Prittwitz, 1865 | | | Tongeia fischeri Eversmann, 1843 | Fischer'S Blue | | Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Ryukyu Islands | 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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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