Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region South Asia (Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 816
19624
105366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 812
19606
105335 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 775
19334
104374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 470
14136
82559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 88
4998
20273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 87
4992
20262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 84
4970
20047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 31
3217
13190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 26
2900
11982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 7
654
3273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 232
1164 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Asia
232 Genera with 1164 Species #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVYZ
| Actizera Chapman, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acupicta Eliot, 1973 | Dark Tinsels | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1927 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Afarsia Zhdanko, 2011 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 1819 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Agrodiaetus Hübner, 1822 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ahlbergia Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ahmetia Özdikmen, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Akasinula Toxopeus, 1928 | White hedge blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alaena Boisduval, 1847 | Zulus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albulia | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Albulina Tutt, 1909 | Mountain Blues | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Darkies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Alpherakya Kluk, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amblopala Leech, 1893 | Chinese Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblypodia Horsfield, 1829 | Oakblues | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1973 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Silver Spots | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Apporasa Moore, 1884 | Crenulate Oakblue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araotes Doherty, 1889 | Witches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1904 | Stripestreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Arcas Swainson, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argentostriatus Scudder, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1832 | Oak-blues | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1817 | Arguses | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Arletta Hemming, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artipe Boisduval, 1870 | Green Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1881 | Babul Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Baspa Moore, 1882 | Indian Red Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bidaspa Moore, 1881 | Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bindahara Moore, 1881 | Plane | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bothrinia Chapman, 1909 | Hedge Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Britomartis de Nicéville, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryna Evans, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bullis de Nicéville, 1897 | Baby Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caleta Hirowatari, 1992 | Angled Pierrot | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Callenya Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1820 | Elfins | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Camena Hewitson, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1819 | Common Pierrot | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Catapaecilma Butler, 1879 | Common Tinsel | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catapoecilma Butler, 1879 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 1929 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cebrella Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1906 | Azures | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Celatoxia Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetoprocta de Nicéville, 1890 | Walnut Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Charana de Nicéville, 1890 | Mandarin Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritra Moore, 1881 | Common imperial | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cheritrella de Nicéville, 1887 | Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1884 | Tits | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | Hairstreaks | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Barred Blues | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cowania Reinhard, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creon de Nicéville, 1896 | Broadtail royal | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1801 | Tailed Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1819 | Sunbeams | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniriodes de Nicéville, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1816 | Hedge Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dacalana Moore, 1884 | Double Tufted Royals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1807 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deramas Distant, 1886 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1863 | Cornelians | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Discolampa Toxopeus, 1929 | Banded blue Pierrot | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drina de Nicéville, 1890 | Brown Yamflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drupadia Moore, 1884 | Posies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1961 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eliotia H. Hayashi, 1978 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eooxylides Doherty, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1956 | Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euaspa Moore, 1884 | Water Hairstreaks | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1900 | Cupids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eumedonia Forster, 1938 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1819 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1876 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Flos Doherty, 1889 | Plushblues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1872 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1832 | Sapphires | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Horaga Moore, 1881 | Onyxs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Horsfieldia Riley, 1922 | Leaf blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1862 | Hairstreaks | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Hyrcanana Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ilerda Geyer, 1832 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1872 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inomataozephyrus Koiwaya, 2007 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iraota Moore, 1881 | Silverstreak Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iwaseozephyrus Fujioka, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jacoona Distant, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1819 | Ceruleans | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1959 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachides Moore, 1881 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamasina Robbins, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1819 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1876 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestranicus Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liphyra Westwood, 1864 | Moth Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Logania Distant, 1884 | Mottles | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Loxura Horsfield, 1829 | Yamflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1881 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1807 | Boulder Copper | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenesthes Doubleday, 1847 | Ciliate blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenopis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenops | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hedge Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Mahathala Moore, 1878 | Falcate Oakblue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maneca de Nicéville, 1890 | Slate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manto de Nicéville, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantoides H. H. Druce, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisba Moore, 1881 | Malayan | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropsyche Mattoni, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1819 | Brownies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mota de Nicéville, 1890 | Saffrons | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1807 | Fig Tree Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1881 | Lineblues | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Narathura Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neocheritra Distant, 1885 | Pale Grand Imperials | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolycaena de Nicéville, 1890 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neolysandra Koçak, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neomyrina Distant, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neopithecops Distant, 1884 | Quaker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nesa Zhdanko, 1995 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nesiostrymon Clench, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nilasera Boisduval, 1832 | Oakblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niphanda Moore, 1875 | Pointed Pierrots | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Notarthrinus Chapman, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1851 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ops de Nicéville, 1895 | Branded royal | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 1927 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1914 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthomiella de Nicéville, 1890 | Straightwing Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pamela Hemming, 1935 | Lister´s Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pamiria Tutt, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panchala Moore, 1882 | Oakblues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1819 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paragerydus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Common Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1851 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1929 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1891 | Great Spotted Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilodeudorix H.H. Druce, 1891 | Playboys | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1828 | Forest Quakers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plautella Eliot & Kawa..., 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejidea Koçak, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejides Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1780 | Small Jewel Blues | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Plebicula Latreille, 1804 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1804 | Meadow Blues | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Poritia Moore, 1865 | Gems | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pratapa Moore, 1881 | Tufted Royals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1891 | Lineblues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoaricia Kluk, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1958 | Chequered Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotajuria Eliot, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1955 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Purlisa Distant, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnophallium Toxopeus, 1929 | Pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1881 | Flashes | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Rathinda Moore, 1881 | Monkeypuzzle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remelana Moore, June, 1884 | Chocolate Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1876 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semanga Distant, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shijima | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shijimia Matsumura, 1919 | Moore´s Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Shirozuozephyrus Koiwaya, 2007 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Simiskina Distant, 1886 | Brilliants | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sinthusa Moore, 1884 | Sparks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sithon Hübner, 1819 | Orange and Black Royals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spalgis Moore, 1879 | Apeflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1857 | Silverlines | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 1997 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Suasa de Nicéville, 1890 | Red Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Superflua Scudder, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Surendra Moore, 1879 | Acacia Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1876 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1881 | Royals | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Talicada Moore, 1881 | Red Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1889 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1881 | Blue pierrots | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teratozephyrus Sibatani, 1946 | Suroifui Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaduka Moore, 1879 | Many-tailed oak-blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thamala Moore, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1807 | Hairstreaks | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Thermozephyrus Inomata & It..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thersamonia Fabricius, 1807 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ticherra de Nicéville, 1887 | Blue Imperials | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tiora Schrank, 1801 | Dusky Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1840 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tongeia Tutt, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonis Hewitson, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 1916 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1928 | Hedge Blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Una de Nicéville, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vacciniina Tutt, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vadebra Moore, 1884 | Malabar flash | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1881 | Guava Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Yasoda Doherty, 1889 | Branded Yamflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zeltus de Nicéville, 1890 | Fluffy tit | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zephyrus Dalman, 1816 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zesius Hubner, 1819 | Redspot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zezius | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zinaspa de Nicéville, 1890 | Silver streaked acacia blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1910 | Grass blues | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zizera Schrank, 1801 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1910 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1910 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in South Asia | Subfamily | Curetinae
Distant, 1884
Sunbeams | 1
17 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 11
83 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 6
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 79
465 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 10
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 104
508 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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