Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Shillong (Khasi Hills, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 77
307
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 73
298
395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 62
281
383 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
189
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
161
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
159
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 20
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Shillong
20 Genera with 19 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ancema Eliot, 1973 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1829 | Silver Spots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 0 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritra Moore, 1823 | Common imperial | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritrella de Nicéville, 1887 | Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1865 | Tits | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1851 | Sunbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1824 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1782 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 0 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1963 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1775 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1869 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shillong
19 Species and 5 Subspecies | Allotinus (Paragerydus) drumila Moore, 1865 | Crenulate Darkie | | Aphnaeus syama Horsfield, 1829 | | | Arhopala bazalus Hewitson, 1862 | Powdered Oakblue | | Catapoecilma elegans (Druce, 1873) | ⇒ Catapaecilma elegans Druce, 1873 | | Celastrina oreas Leech, 1893 | Khasi Hedge Blue | | Celastrina oreas oreana | | | Celastrina oreas oreoides | | | Cheritra jafra Godart, 1823 | | | Cheritrella truncipennis de Nicéville, 1887 | Truncate Imperial | | Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Curetis bulis Westwood, 1851 | Bright Sunbeam | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Everes argiades diporides Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Cupid | | Hypolycaena erylus Godart, 1824 | Common Tit | | Loxura atymnus Stoll, 1782 | Common Yamfly | | Lycaena dilectus | | | Philiris harterti leucoma Tite, 1963 | | | Rapala sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | Brilliant Flash | | Tajuria deudorix deudorix Hewitson, 1869 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Shillong | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 13
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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