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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Shaanxi (Northwest China, China)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
215
1100
2537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
1100
2537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1091
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
814
1919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
145
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
120
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
118
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
66
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shaanxi
12 Genera with 17 Species
Aricia Reichenbach, 1874Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1993Hairstreaks6SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1857Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1994Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Novosatsuma Billberg, 1992Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1808Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1853Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Shaanxiana Koiwaya, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1887Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shaanxi
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aricia (Umpria) chinensis Murray, 1874
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chrysozephyrus gaoi (Koiwaya, 1993)⇒ Chrysozephyrus sakula H. Sugiyama, 1992
Chrysozephyrus haradai Koiwaya, 2000
Chrysozephyrus linae (Koiwaya, 1993)⇒ Chrysozephyrus marginatus Howarth, 1957
Chrysozephyrus marginatus Howarth, 1957
Chrysozephyrus smaragdinus smaragdinus Bremer, 1861
Chrysozephyrus yoshikoae Koiwaya, 1993
Cupido argiades hellotia Ménétriés, 1857
Esakiozephyrus ackeryi Fujioka, 1994
Novosatsuma plumbagina Johnson, 1992
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808Common Meadow Blue
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Rapala caerulea BREMER & GREY, 1853Bush clover
Shaanxiana takashimai Koiwaya, 1993
Thecla betulina Staudinger, 1887

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Shaanxi
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
11
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