Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Syria (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1877
4412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1876
4411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 263
1854
4377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1525
3832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
338
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
205
392 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
65
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 22
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Syria
22 Genera with 40 Species
| Albulina Tutt, 1932 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apharitis Riley, 1834 | Tawny Silverline | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1974 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1984 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1843 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1861 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 0 | Hedge Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Freyeria Moore, 1845 | Grass jewel | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1784 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1835 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1896 | Meadow Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turanana Bethune-Baker, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Syria
40 Species and 5 Subspecies | Albulina loewi germanicae Pfeiffer, 1932 | | | Apharitis acamas (Klug, 1834) | ⇒ Apharitis acamus Klug, 1834 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Ultraaricia) bassoni Larsen, 1974 | Steely Argus | | Azanus gamra Lederer, 1855 | | | Azanus jesous Guérin-Ménev..., 1849 | African Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | Grass Jewel | | Cigaritis acamas Klug, 1834 | Arab Leopard | | Cigaritis cilissa Lederer, 1861 | | | Cyaniris antiochena | | | Cyaniris antrochina Lederer, 0 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Freyeria trochylus (FREYER, 1845) | ⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843 | | Lampides boetica | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Lycaena primus Le Moult, 1946 | | | Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784 | Lesser Fiery Copper | | Plebejus sephyrus Frivaldsky, 1835 | | | Polyommatus iphigenia barthae Pfeiffer, 1932 | | | Polyommatus (Cyaniris) semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Mazarine Blue | | Polyommatus semiargus mesopotamica | | | Polyommatus (Kretania) euaemon Hemming, 1931 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) syriaca Tutt, 1914 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Polyommatus juno Grum-Grshima..., 1891 | | | Polyommatus striata Tutt, 1896 | | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Tomares nogelii Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Nogel's Hairstreak | | Turanana vicrama | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Syria
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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