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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Scalloway Islands (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
45
87
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
45
87
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
43
85
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
69
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
3
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scalloway Islands
2 Genera with 2 Species
Ancema Eliot, 1906Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scalloway Islands
2 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancema cotys capusa Fruhstorfer, 1906
Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865Amethyst hairsteak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Scalloway Islands
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