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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Sula Islands (North Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
219
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
219
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
75
207
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
189
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
85
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
85
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
85
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
68
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
39
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sula Islands
11 Genera with 13 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1916Darkies2SpeciesTaxom
Amblypodia Horsfield, 1869Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Anthene Doubleday, 1874Ciliate Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 0Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 0Ceruleans2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nacaduba Moore, 1916Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Pithecops Horsfield, 1886Forest Quakers1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1917Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1860Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sula Islands
13 Species and 7 Subspecies
Allotinus (Paragerydus) unicolor Felder, 1865Common Darkie
Allotinus unicolor zitema Fruhstorfer, 1916
Amblypodia elfeta Hewitson, 1869
Anthene paraffinis emoloides Tite, 1966
Anthene philo philo Hopffer, 1874
Arhopala eridanus viola
Jamides aratus minthe Fruhstorfer, 1916
Jamides tiglath
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Nacaduba berenice eliana Fruhstorfer, 1916
Pithecops phoenix Röber, 1886Sulawesi Quaker
Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Prosotas nora nora Felder, 1860

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sula Islands
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
2
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