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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Taichung (Taiwan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
1057
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
1057
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
1033
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
879
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
490
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
490
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
488
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
381
501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
371
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
78
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
26
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Taichung
26 Genera with 25 Species
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Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1884Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Artipe Boisduval, 1771Green Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1941Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Cigaritis Donzel, 1829Barred Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Deudorix Hewitson, 1858Cornelians1SpeciesTaxom
Esakiozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1893Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Freyeria Moore, 1848Grass jewel1SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1775Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leucantigius Shirôzu & M..., 19431SpeciesTaxom
Mahathala Moore, 1903Falcate Oakblue1SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832
Oakblues0SpeciesTaxom
Neopithecops Distant, 1870Quaker1SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1908Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pratapa Moore, 1881
Tufted Royals0SpeciesTaxom
Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879Lineblues1SpeciesTaxom
Tajuria Moore, 1920Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Taraka Doherty, 1875Forest Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1793Blue pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Teratozephyrus Sibatani, 1909Suroifui Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1910Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1865Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Taichung
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828Common Hedge Blue
Arhopala birmana Moore, 1884Burmese Bushblue
Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771Green Flash
Chrysozephyrus esakii Sonan, 1940
Chrysozephyrus nishikaze Araki & Shib..., 1941
Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829Club Silverline
Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858Bright Cornelian
Esakiozephyrus hecale Leech, 1893
Freyeria putli Kollar, 1848Grass jewel
Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775Common Caerulean
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leucantigius atayalica Shirôzu & M..., 1943
Mahathala hainani Bethune-Baker, 1903
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Neopithecops zalmora Butler, 1870Common Quaker
Neozephyrus taiwanus Wileman, 1911
Phengaris daitozana Wileman, 1908
Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879Purple line-blue
Tajuria caelurea Nire, 1920
Taraka hamada Druce, 1875Common Forest Pierrot
Tarucus plinius (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793
Teratozephyrus arisanus Wileman, 1909
Thecla formosana Matsumura, 1910
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue
Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775Dainty grass-blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Taichung
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
13
13
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