Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Tsuen Wan District (New Territories West, China)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 109
612
703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 101
592
675 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 71
547
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
457
538 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
348
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
336
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tsuen Wan District
17 Genera with 18 Species | Acytolepis Toxopeus, 1828 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1793 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1877 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1829 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1858 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Edales Moore, 1829 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophorus Geyer, 1823 | Sapphires | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1858 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pithecops Horsfield, 1919 | Forest Quakers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1879 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844 | Pale grass blue | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sinthusa Moore, 1829 | Sparks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taraka Doherty, 1875 | Forest Pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 1879 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tsuen Wan District
18 Species | Acytolepis puspa Horsfield, 1828 | Common Hedge Blue | | Catochrysops strabo Fabricius, 1793 | Forget Me Not Blue | | Celastrina lavendularis Moore, 1877 | Plain Hedge Blue | | Cigaritis syama Horsfield, 1829 | Club Silverline | | Deudorix (Deudorix) epijarbas Moore, 1858 | Bright Cornelian | | Edales pandava (Horsfield, 1829) | ⇒ Chilades pandava Horsfield, 1829 | | Heliophorus epicles Godart, 1823 | Common Purple Sapphire | | Jamides alecto C. Felder, 1860 | Metallic Cerulean | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Nacaduba kurava Moore, 1858 | Transparent 6-Line Blue | | Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | Forest Quaker | | Prosotas dubiosa Semper, 1879 | Purple line-blue | | Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844 | Pale Grass Blue | | Sinthusa nasaka Horsfield, 1829 | Narrow Spark | | Taraka hamada Druce, 1875 | Common Forest Pierrot | | Udara albocaeruleus Moore, 1879 | | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tsuen Wan District
 | | 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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