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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Yamagata (Tohoku, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
191
1578
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
191
1578
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
180
1530
2098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1387
1931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
796
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
796
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
795
1101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
657
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
647
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
86
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
29
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yamagata
29 Genera with 35 Species
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Amblypodia Horsfield, 1875Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Antigius Sibatani & Ito, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Araragi Sibatani & Ito, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1866Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1919Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysozephyrus Shirôzu & Y..., 1861Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Coreana Tutt, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 18874SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1876
Poling’s Hairstreak0SpeciesTaxom
Iratsume Sibatani & Ito, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Japonica Tutt, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Maculinea Van Eecke, 1887Large blues1SpeciesTaxom
Narathura Boisduval, 1832
Oakblues0SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Niphanda Moore, 1853Pointed Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Phengaris Doherty, 1779Great Spotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1779Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Rapala Moore, 1861Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1782Satyr Orchids3SpeciesTaxom
Shirozua Sibatani & Ito, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sibataniozephyrus Inomata, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Taraka Doherty, 1875Forest Pierrots1SpeciesTaxom
Ussuriana Tutt, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Wagimo Sabatani & Ito, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1910
Grass blues0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yamagata
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblypodia japonica (Murray, 1875)⇒ Arhopala japonica Murray, 1874
Antigius attilia Bremer, 1861
Antigius butleri Fenton, 1882
Araragi enthea Janson, 1877
Callophrys ferrea Butler, 1866
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina sugitanii Matsumura, 1919
Chrysozephyrus smaragdina Bremer, 1861
Coreana raphaelis Oberthür, 1880
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Favonius (Favonius) orientalis Murray, 1875
Favonius (Favonius) yuasai Shirôzu, 1948
Favonius saphirina Staudinger, 1887
Favonius ultramarina Fixsen, 1887
Iratsume orsedice Butler, 1881
Japonica (Japonica) saepestriata Hewitson, 1865
Japonica (Yuhbae) lutea Hewitson, , 1865
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lycaeides subsolanus Eversmann, 1851
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Maculinea arionides (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Phengaris xiushani M. Wang & Se..., 2010
Neozephyrus taxila Bremer, 1861
Niphanda fusca BREMER & GREY, 1853
Phengaris teleius (Bergsträsser, 1779)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779Northern blue
Rapala arata Bremer, 1861Japanese Flash
Satyrium favonius favonius J. E. Smith, 1797'Southern' Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni Linnaeus, 1758Black Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782White Letter Hairstreak
Shirozua jonasi Janson, 1877Orange Hearstreak
Sibataniozephyrus fujisanus Matsumura, 1910
Taraka hamada Druce, 1875Common Forest Pierrot
Ussuriana stygiana Butler, 1881
Wagimo signata Butler, 1881

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yamagata
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
9
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
17
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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