Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 272
1626
2543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 258
1591
2499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 183
1365
2236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 51
387
546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
383
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
244
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
234
340 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
62
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 21
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sydney
21 Genera with 42 Species
| Acrodipsas Sands, 1965 | Ant-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holochila Felder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1814 | Jewels | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 0 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1862 | Azures | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1885 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1874 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 0 | Zebra blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sydney
42 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acrodipsas brisbanensis Miskin, 1884 | Bronze ant-blue | | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Agriades pyrenaicus ergane | | | Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862 | Common Pencil-blue | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides consimilis consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Copper Pencilled-blue | | Candalides cyprotus cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Cyprotus Blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides margarita Semper, 1879 | Gilbert´s Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Holochila absimilis (C. Felder, 1862) | ⇒ Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862 | | Hypochrysops cyane Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cyane Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops ignitus Leach, 1814 | Dingy Jewel | | Jalmenus ictinus Hewitson, 1865 | Ictinus Blue | | Jalmenus schraderi | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851 | Dark Purple Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | Golden Azure | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Prosotas felderi (Murray, 1874) | ⇒ Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963 | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Syntarucus pseudocassius | | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes onycha onycha (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | | Zizina labradus labradus Godart, 1824 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sydney
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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