Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 359
2886
6688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 358
2883
6685 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 350
2865
6666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 226
2182
5486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
404
831 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
403
830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
402
829 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
236
439 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
214
389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
71
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tunisia
23 Genera with 37 Species #ACGKLOPSTVZ
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1821 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1847 | Barred Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1828 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kretania Beuret, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1867 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1874 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1876 | Meadow Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1837 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1804 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1816 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1849 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Virachola Moore, 1834 | Guava Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tunisia
37 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cigaritis allardi Oberthür, 1909 | Allard's silver lines | | Cigaritis myrmecophilia (Dumont, 1922) | ⇒ Cigaritis myrmecophila Dumont, 1922 | | Cigaritis siphax Lucas, 1849 | Common Silver-line | | Cigaritis syphax Lucas, 1849 | | | Cigaritis zohra Donzel, 1847 | Donzel's Silver-line | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) melanops Boisduval, 1828 | Black-eyed Blue | | Kretania allardii | | | Kretania martini Allard, 1867 | Martin's Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lucia discoidea Waterhouse, 1937 | | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lysandra punctifera Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Orachrysops nasutus remus Henning & He..., 1994 | | | Plebeius allardi | | | Plebeius martini Allard, 1867 | Martin´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejides) allardi Oberthür, 1874 | Allard's Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) punctifera Courvoisier, 1910 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Polyommatus punctifer Oberthür, 1876 | Spotted Adonis Blue | | Pseudophilotes abencerragus Pierret, 1837 | False Baton Blue | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Thecla lydus Hübner, 1816 | | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo | | Tomares ballus ballus Fabricius, 1787 | | | Tomares ballus cyrenaicus Turati, 1924 | | | Tomares mauretanicus Lucas, 1849 | Moroccan Hairstreak | | Virachola livia Klug, 1834 | | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tunisia
 | | 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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