Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Saitama (Kanto, Japan)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 202
1167
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 202
1167
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
1112
1479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
917
1247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
225
271 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
195
242 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
171
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
74
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 27
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saitama
27 Genera with 25 Species
| Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artopoetes Chapman, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1866 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1877 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iratsume Sibatani & Ito, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Japonica Tutt, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Narathura Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1853 | Pointed Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1779 | Great Spotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1779 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1861 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1797 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ussuriana Tutt, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1910 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saitama
25 Species and 2 Subspecies | Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875) | ⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874 | | Artopoetes pryeri Murray, 1873 | | | Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 | Acute sunbeam | | Favonius ultramarina Fixsen, 1887 | | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Iratsume orsedice Butler, 1881 | | | Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865 | | | Japonica (Yuhbae) lutea Hewitson, , 1865 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Neozephyrus taxila Bremer, 1861 | | | Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853 | | | Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Rapala arata Bremer, 1861 | Japanese Flash | | Satyrium favonius favonius J. E. Smith, 1797 | 'Southern' Oak Hairstreak | | Sibataniozephyrus fujisanus Matsumura, 1910 | | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Tongeia fischeri Eversmann, 1843 | Fischer'S Blue | | Ussuriana stygiana Butler, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Saitama | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 10
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 13
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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