Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Valais (Switzerland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
901
1601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 166
901
1601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
888
1579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 121
812
1494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
321
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
321
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
319
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
265
475 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
252
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
70
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 23
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Valais
23 Genera with 52 Species
| Albulina Tutt, 1798 | Mountain Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1830 | Arguses | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 0 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolana Bethune-Baker, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1758 | Boulder Copper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phengaris Doherty, 1758 | Great Spotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1835 | Meadow Blues | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1779 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1758 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Valais
52 Species and 3 Subspecies | Albulina orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Aricia (Eumedonia) eumedon (Esper, 1780) | ⇒ Eumedonia eumedon Esper, 1780 | | Aricia (Pseudoaricia) nicias Meigen, 1830 | Silvery Argus | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Cigaritis cilissa cilissa | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) osiris Meigen, 1829 | Osiris Blue | | Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Provençal Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Iolana iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Iolas Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775 | Purple-shot Copper | | Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779 | | | Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Violet Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761 | Sooty Copper | | Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Copper | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Phengaris alcon (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Maculinea alcon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Phengaris arion (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) orbitulus (Prunner, 1798) | ⇒ Agriades orbitulus Prunner, 1798 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus argus altaegidon | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) damon Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Damon Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Common Meadow Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) escheri Hübner, 1823 | Chalk-Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) thersites Cantener, 1835 | Amanda´S Blue | | Pseudophilotes baton (Bergsträsser, 1779) | ⇒ Pseudophilotes hylacter Bergstraesser, 1779 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium ilicis Esper, 1779 | Ilex Hairstreak | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Valais
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