Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Sicily (Italy)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 442
4789
12162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 439
4779
12141 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 425
4738
12061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 296
3753
9814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 63
1004
2418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1003
2415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
999
2410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
582
1364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
495
1117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
70
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 20
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sicily
20 Genera with 33 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1780 | Arguses | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1779 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Quercusia Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymonidia Scudder, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1865 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sicily
33 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia agestis aestiva Zeller, 1847 | | | Aricia (Aricia) allous (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Aricia artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | Geranium Argus | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena alciphron alciphron Rottemburg, 1775 | | | Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus semiargus aetnaea Zeller, 1847 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) celina Austaut, 1879 | Austaut'S Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | | Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Purple Hairstreak | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymonidia w-album (Knoch, 1782) | ⇒ Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | | Thecla quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sicily
 | | 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
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