Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region South Wales (Wales, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
3184
7051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
3182
7049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 410
3124
6937 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2675
6253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
600
1072 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
599
1070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
594
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
417
724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
366
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
86
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Wales
23 Genera with 31 Species #ACDEFHJLNPSTZ
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1869 | Forget-me-nots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Freyeria Moore, 1881 | Grass jewel | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1912 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1948 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1959 | Satyr Orchids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1890 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Wales
31 Species and 16 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Catochrysops panormus platissa Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Forget-me-not | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Hypolycaena phorbas silo Fruhstorfer, 1912 | | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948 | Small Copper | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium sylvinus dryope W. H. Edwards, 1870 | Sylvan Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album rufextensa Goodson, 1959 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizula hylax attenuata Lucas, 1890 | Tiny Grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in South Wales
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
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