Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region West New Guinea (New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 65
266
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 64
265
594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
136
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
72
109 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
60
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
59
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
34
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West New Guinea
11 Genera with 13 Species | Bindahara Moore, 1905 | Plane | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1947 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curetis Hübner, 1908 | Sunbeams | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1782 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monodontides Toxopeus, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1916 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Philiris Röber, 1891 | Moonbeams | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1917 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysonotis Hübner, 1897 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West New Guinea
13 Species and 4 Subspecies | Bindahara meeki Rothschild &..., 1905 | | | Candalides erinus stevensi Wind & Clench, 1947 | | | Curetis barsine C.Felder, 1860 | | | Curetis barsine menestratus Fruhstorfer, 1908 | | | Danis danis Cramer, 1775 | Large green banded blue | | Jamides aleuas aleuas | | | Jamides bochus Stoll, 1782 | Dark Cerulean | | Lycaeides ismenias aegus | | | Monodontides argioloides Rothschild, 1915 | | | Nacaduba argioloides Rothschild, 1916 | | | Plebejus aegus (Chapman, 1917) | ⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | | Thysonotis concolor Rothschild, 1917 | | | Thysonotis hengis Grose-Smith, 1897 | | | Thysonotis phroso Grose-Smith, 1897 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in West New Guinea
 | | 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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