Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 589
6312
15122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 586
6305
15118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 557
6185
14927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 370
5037
13090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
1466
3343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 72
1466
3343 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 71
1457
3310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
820
1885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
729
1626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
198
399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 57
128 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Victoria
57 Genera with 128 Species #ACDEFGHIJLMNOPSTZ
| Acrodipsas Sands, 1913 | Ant-blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agriades Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 1913 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancema Eliot, 1906 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Angulopis Harry Kendon..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1894 | Ciliate Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aslauga Kirby, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1881 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1817 | Dusky blues | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chliaria Moore, 1865 | Tits | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1946 | Greenstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1874 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolymorpha Holland, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erina Swainson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumaeus Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1869 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1814 | Jewels | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1904 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Iolaus Hübner, 1819 | Royals | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1865 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Liptena Westwood, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucia Swainson, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1934 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropentila Aurivillius, 1965 | Dots | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1865 | Lineblues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Neolucia Waterhouse &..., 1890 | Heath-blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Oboronia Karsch, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1854 | Azures | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Oreolyce Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paralucia Waterhouse &..., 1978 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pentila Westwood, 1899 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prosotas H. H. Druce, 1874 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudalmenus Druce, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudodipsas C. Felder & ..., 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1866 | Hairstreaks | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Theclinesthes Röber, 1890 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 0 | Grass blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1824 | Lesser Grass Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Victoria
128 Species and 41 Subspecies | Acrodipsas aurata D.P.A. Sands, 1997 | Bronze Ant-blue Butterfly | | Acrodipsas brisbanensis Miskin, 1884 | Bronze ant-blue | | Acrodipsas brisbanensis cyrilus | | | Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | Copper ant-blue | | Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse &..., 1913 | Small Ant Blue | | Agriades pyrenaicus ergane | | | Allotinus aphocha rebilus (Fruhstorfer, 1913) | ⇒ Allotinus unicolor Felder, 1865 | | Ancema cotys capusa Fruhstorfer, 1906 | | | Angulopis ceromia Hewitson, , 1877 | | | Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894 | Lunulated Hairtail | | Anthene staudingeri Grose-Smith ..., 1894 | Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue | | Aslauga marshalli Butler, 1898 | Dusky Purple | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Candalides absimilis Felder, C., 1862 | Common Pencil-blue | | Candalides absimilis edwardsi Braby, 2008 | | | Candalides acasta Cox, H. R., 1873 | Blotched Blue | | Candalides afretta Parsons, 1986 | | | Candalides consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides consimilis consimilis Waterhouse, 1942 | Consimilis Blue | | Candalides consimilis goodingi Tindale, 1965 | Dark Pencilled-blue | | Candalides cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Copper Pencilled-blue | | Candalides cyprotus cyprotus Olliff, 1886 | Cyprotus Blue | | Candalides erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides erinus erinus Fabricius, 1775 | Small Dusky Blue | | Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides heathi alpinus Waterhouse, 1928 | | | Candalides heathi heathi Cox, 1873 | Rayed Blue | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus hyacinthinus Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Candalides hyacinthinus simplex Tepper, 1882 | | | Candalides noelkeri Braby & Douglas, 2004 | Golden Rayed Blue | | Candalides xanthospilos Hübner, 1817 | Yellow Spot Blue | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina amyntula | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chliaria othona (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Hypolycaena othona Hewitson, 1865 | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido adamapuncta (Tepper, 1882) | ⇒ Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Cupido agriades | | | Cyanophrys fusius Godman & Salvin, 1887 | Brown Greenstreak | | Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946 | Clench's greenstreak | | Deudorix kessuma deliochus Hewitson, 1874 | | | Dolymorpha jada Hewitson, 1867 | | | Electrostrymon hugon (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Electrostrymon endymion Fabricius, 1775 | | Erina acasta (Cox, 1873) | ⇒ Candalides afretta Parsons, 1986 | | Eumaeus childrenae Gray, 1832 | Great Cycadian | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Heodes helloides | | | Hypochrysops byzos Boisduval, 1832 | Yellow Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson, 1875 | Blue Jewel | | Hypochrysops ignita - Leach, 1814 | Dingy jewel | | Hypochrysops ignitus Leach, 1814 | Dingy Jewel | | Hypochrysops ignitus ignitus Leach, 1814 | Fiery Jewel | | Hypolycaena ugandae (Sharpe, 1904) | ⇒ Hypolycaena ithna Hewitson, 1869 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Jalmenus evagoras evagoras Donovan, 1805 | Common Imperial Blue | | Jalmenus icilius Hewitson, 1865 | Amethyst hairsteak | | Jalmenus icilius icilius | | | Jalmenus ictinus Hewitson, 1865 | Ictinus Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Liptena confusa Aurivillius, 1899 | | | Liptena evanescens Kirby, 1887 | Pink Liptena | | Lucia limbaria Swainson, 1833 | Grassland Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena paradoxa (Guest, 1882) | ⇒ Candalides heathi Cox, 1873 | | Maculinea arion aglaophon (Fruhstorfer, 1934) | ⇒ Maculinea arion Linnaeus, 1758 | | Micropentila victoria | | | Micropentila victoriae Stempffer & ..., 1965 | Victoria Dots | | Miletus biggsi | | | Miletus biggsii Distant, 1884 | Bigg'S Brownie | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Nacaduba beroe neon Fruhstorfer, 1916 | Opaque Six Line Blue | | Nacaduba biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double Spotted Lineblue | | Nacaduba biocellata biocellata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Double-spotted Line Blue | | Neolucia agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia agricola agricola Westwood, 1851 | Fringed Blue | | Neolucia hobartensis Miskin, 1890 | Montane Heath-blue | | Neolucia hobartensis hobartensis Miskin, 1890 | Montane Heath-blue | | Neolucia mathewi Miskin, 1890 | Broom Heath-blue | | Oboronia pseudopunctatus Strand, 1912 | Light Ginger White | | Ogyris abrota Westwood, 1851 | Dark Purple Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris amaryllis amata Waterhouse, 1934 | | | Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis Bethune-Baker, 1905 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris barnardi barnardi Miskin, 1890 | Barnard´s Azure | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Ogyris halmaturia (Tepper, 1890) | ⇒ Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | | Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | Golden Azure | | Ogyris idmo (Hewitson, 1862) | ⇒ Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | | Ogyris olane Hewitson, 1862 | Broadmargined azure | | Ogyris oroetes apiculata Quick, 1972 | Silky Azure | | Ogyris otanes Felder, C. &..., 1865 | Small bronze azure | | Ogyris otanes otanes Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Ogyris subterrestris Field, 1999 | Arid bronze azure | | Ogyris subterrestris subterrestris Field, 1999 | | | Ogyris waterhouseri (Bethune-Baker, 1905) | ⇒ Ogyris ianthis Waterhouse, 1900 | | Ogyris zosine Hewitson, 1854 | Northern Purple Azure | | Oreolyce nearcha nearcha | | | Paralucia aurifer Blanchard, 1853 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia aurifera Blanchard, 1848 | Bright Copper | | Paralucia lucida (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia spinifera Edwards & Co..., 1978 | | Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | | Paralucia pyrodiscus (Rosenstock, 1885) | ⇒ Paralucia pyrodisca Rosenstock, 1885 | | Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida Crosby, 1951 | Eltham Copper Butterfly | | Paralucia spinifera Edwards & Co..., 1978 | Bathurst Copper | | Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899 | Unmarked Red Pentila | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Prosotas felderi (Murray, 1874) | ⇒ Nacaduba cajetani Tite, 1963 | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda myrsilus Westwood, 1851 | | | Pseudalmenus chlorinda zephyrus Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Silky Hairstreak | | Pseudodipsas cuprea (Sands, 1965) | ⇒ Acrodipsas cuprea {Sands, 1965 | | Pseudodipsas myrmecophila (Waterhouse &..., 1913) | ⇒ Acrodipsas myrmecophila Waterhouse &..., 1913 | | Strymon bebrycia Hewitson, 1868 | Balloon-Vine Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Telipna bimacula (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Telipna acraea Westwood, 1851 | | Thecla gaumeri Godman, 1901 | | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | | | Thecla polybe Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | | | Thecla thoris | | | Thecla yojoa Reakirt, 1866 | | | Theclinesthes albocincta Waterhouse, 1903 | Bitter-bush Blue | | Theclinesthes albocinctus Waterhouse, 1903 | Bitter-bush Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini Lucas, 1889 | Miskin´s Blue | | Theclinesthes miskini miskini Lucas, 1889 | Wattle Blue | | Theclinesthes serpentata Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered blue | | Theclinesthes serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | Chequered Blue | | Theclinesthes serpentatus serpentatus Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Theclinesthes sulpitius Miskin, 1890 | Saltpan Blue | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria labradus Godart, 1823 | | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizeeria zizina | | | Zizina labradus Godart, 1824 | Clover Blue | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis labdalon Waterhouse &..., 1914 | | | Zizina otis labradus Godart, 1824 | Common blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Victoria | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 22
51 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 24
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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