Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Vanuatu (Melanesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
827
1374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
826
1373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 200
819
1362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 131
613
1061 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
151
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
150
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
150
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
106
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
104
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 6
60
106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 20
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Vanuatu
20 Genera with 34 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1819 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1832 | Forget-me-nots | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catopyrops Toxopeus, 2003 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1876 | Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1882 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 2003 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1914 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Famegana Eliot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1884 | Ceruleans | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1873 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1875 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 2001 | Lineblues | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1886 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 2003 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1823 | Grass blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1875 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1915 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vanuatu
34 Species and 25 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Catochrysops panormus caerulea Tite, 1959 | | | Catochrysops taitensis taitensis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Catopyrops nebulosa opacus Tennent, 2003 | | | Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | | Chilades cleotas excellens Butler, 1876 | | | Cupido adamapuncta (Tepper, 1882) | ⇒ Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Deudorix (Deudorix) mathewi Druce, 1892 | | | Deudorix mathewi mathewi Druce, 1892 | | | Deudorix mathewi naruai Tennent, 2003 | | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Cupid | | Everes lacturnus palliensis RIBBE, 1899 | | | Famegana alsulus alsulus Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Black-spotted Grass-blue | | Jamides carissima carissima Butler, 1875 | | | Jamides celeno Cramer, 1775 | Common Caerulean | | Jamides celeno evanescens Butler, 1875 | | | Jamides celeno niger Tennent, 2003 | | | Jamides elpis Godart, 1824 | Cardamom borer | | Jamides goodenovii Butler, 1876 | | | Jamides hylas Cramer, 1782 | | | Jamides kava Druce, 1892 | | | Jamides morphoides Butler, 1884 | | | Jamides pulcherrima Butler, 1884 | | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes plinius Fabricius, 1793 | Peablue | | Leptotes plinius pseudocassius Murray, 1873 | Plumbago Blue | | Luthrodes cleotas (Guérin-Ménev..., 1829) | ⇒ Chilades cleotas Guérin-Ménev..., 1831 | | Luthrodes cleotas excellens Butler, 1875 | | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata armillata Butler, 1876 | | | Nacaduba dyopa Herrich-Scha..., 1869 | Owl-Spotted Blue | | Nacaduba dyopa lepidus Tennent, 2000 | | | Nacaduba kurava euretes Druce, 1891 | | | Nacaduba mallicollo H. H. Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba mallicollo mallicollo Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba nebulosa Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis novaehebridensis Druce, 1892 | | | Nacaduba novaehebridensis nubilus Tennent, 2003 | | | Nacaduba samsoni Tennent, 2001 | | | Petrelaea tombugensis Röber, 1886 | Eastern Dingy Lineblue | | Prosotas patricae Tennent, 2003 | | | Zizeeria alsulus lulu | | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina labradus caduca Butler, 1875 | | | Zizula hylax dampierensis Rothschild, 1915 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Vanuatu
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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