Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Thursday Island (Torres Strait Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
174
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
174
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
157
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
126
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
62
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
57
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
56
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
42
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 15
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Thursday Island
15 Genera with 18 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1905 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1862 | Oak-blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1775 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ionolyce Toxopeus, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1889 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1878 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychonotis Toxopeus, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1874 | Flashes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Thursday Island
18 Species and 9 Subspecies | Anthene seltuttus affinis Waterhouse &..., 1905 | Dark Ciliate Blue | | Arhopala centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Centaur Oakblue | | Arhopala centaurus centaurus Fabricius, 1775 | Dull Oakblue | | Arhopala madytus Fruhstorfer, 1914 | Bright Oak-blue | | Arhopala micale amytis Hewitson, 1862 | Common Oakblue | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Hypochrysops narcissus Fabricius, 1775 | Narcissus Jewel | | Hypolycaena phorbas phorbas Fabricius, 1793 | Common Tit | | Ionolyce helicon (Felder C., 1860) | ⇒ Nacaduba helicon Felder, 1860 | | Jamides amarauge Druce, 1891 | Amarauge Cerulean | | Jamides phaseli Mathew, 1889 | Bean flower caterpillar | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Nacaduba cyanea arinia Oberthür, 1878 | Tailed Green-banded Blue | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Psychonotis caelius C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green Banded Blue | | Psychonotis caelius taygetus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | Small Green-banded Blue | | Rapala varuna Horsfield, 1829 | Indigo Flash | | Rapala varuna simsoni Miskin, 1874 | Indigo Flash | | Theclinesthes miskini arnoldi Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Wattle Blue | | Thysonotis salamandri | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Thursday Island
 | | 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
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