Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Worcestershire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 252
1242
2133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 252
1242
2133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 238
1220
2102 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 182
1072
1924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
508
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
507
936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
500
924 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
354
605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
297
474 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
40
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Worcestershire
11 Genera with 12 Species | Aricia Reichenbach, 1896 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1775 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1909 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Worcestershire
12 Species and 4 Subspecies | Aricia agestis subtus-radiata Oberthür & ..., 1896 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus coridon Poda, 1761 | | Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla betulae unistrigata Schultz, 1909 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Worcestershire
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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