Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Yemen (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 282
2116
4489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 279
2109
4479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 273
2089
4456 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 179
1680
3769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
745
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
744
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
517
1452 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
484
1391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
72
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 30
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yemen
30 Genera with 65 Species
| Actizera Chapman, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1932 | Ciliate Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1935 | Scarlets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1782 | Babul Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1924 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 1793 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1983 | Gems | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1886 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1899 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupidopsis Karsch, 1855 | Meadow blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmolycaena Trimen, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epamera Druce, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1954 | Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1896 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1983 | Giant Cupids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1899 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Luthrodes Moore, 1832 | Cupids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1954 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myrina Fabricius, 1980 | Fig Tree Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spindasis Wallengren, 1885 | Silverlines | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntarucus Scudder, 1789 | Zebra blue | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tarucus Moore, 1793 | Blue pierrots | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1999 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1862 | Grass blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1877 | Lesser Grass Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yemen
65 Species and 6 Subspecies | Actizera lucida Trimen, 1883 | Rayed Blue | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847 | Black-striped Hairtail | | Anthene arora Larsen, 1983 | | | Anthene butleri arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | | | Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 | Mashuna Hairtail | | Axiocerses harpax Fabricius, 1775 | Common Scarlet | | Axiocerses harpax kadugli Talbot, 1935 | | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Azanus moriqua Wallengren, 1857 | Black-bordered Babul Blue | | Azanus ubaldus Stoll, 1782 | Bright Babul Blue | | Cacyreus niebuhri Larsen, 1982 | | | Cacyreus virilis Aurivillius, 1924 | Alternative Bush Blue | | Chilades parrhasius Fabricius, 1793 | Indian Cupid | | Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | | Chloroselas bilqis | | | Chloroselas esmeralda Butler, 1886 | Somali Gem | | Chloroselas esmeralda bilqis Larsen, 1983 | | | Cigaritis scotti Gabriel, 1954 | | | Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | Somali Silverline | | Cupido quadratus Grant, 1899 | | | Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | Tailed Meadow Blue | | Cupidopsis jobates (Hopffer, 1855) | ⇒ Cupidopsis iobates Hopffer, 1855 | | Desmolycaena arabica (Riley, 1932) | ⇒ Chloroselas arabica Riley, 1932 | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dinochares Grose-Smith, 1887 | Apricot Playboy | | Deudorix livia Klug, 1834 | Pomegranate butterfly | | Eicochrysops distractus Joannis & Ve..., 1913 | | | Eicochrysops pusillus Ungemach, 1932 | | | Epamera glaucus | | | Euchrysops lois Butler, 1886 | | | Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833 | Common smoky blue | | Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855 | African Blue | | Euchrysops philbyi Gabriel, 1954 | | | Hypolycaena aureolineata (Bethune-Baker, 1906) | ⇒ Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | | Hypolycaena pachalica Butler, 1888 | Coast Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) glaucus Butler, 1886 | | | Iolaus (Epamera) nursei Butler, 1896 | | | Lepidochrysops arabicus Gabriel, 1954 | Arabian Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops forsskali Larsen, 1982 | Forsskaal´s Giant Cupid | | Lepidochrysops haveni Larsen, 1983 | | | Leptotes babaulti Stempffer, 1935 | Babault's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes brevidentatus Tite, 1958 | Short-toothed Blue | | Leptotes jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | Jeannel's Zebra Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Leptotes socotranus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Luthrodes poeta Boisduval, 1832 | | | Lycaena phlaeas shima Gabriel, 1954 | | | Myrina silenus nzoiae | | | Spindasis scotti (Gabriel, 1954) | ⇒ Cigaritis scotti Gabriel, 1954 | | Spindasis somalina (Butler, 1885) | ⇒ Cigaritis somalina Butler, 1886 | | Syntarucus jeanneli Stempffer, 1936 | | | Syntarucus socotranus | | | Syntarucus telicanus Lang, 1789 | | | Tarucus grammicus Grose-Smith ..., 1893 | Black Pierrot | | Tarucus indica Evans, 1932 | Indian Pierrot | | Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | Kiki´s Pierrot | | Tarucus louisae (Grose-Smith ..., 1893) | ⇒ Tarucus kiki Larsen, 1976 | | Tarucus quadratus Oglivie-Grant, 1899 | | | Tarucus rosacea Austaut, 1885 | Balochistan Pierrot | | Tarucus theophrastus Fabricius, 1793 | African Pierrot | | Tuxentius gabrieli Bálint, 1999 | Gabriel´s Pierrot | | Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865 | African Grass Blue | | Zizeeria knysna Trimen, 1862 | African Grass Blue | | Zizina antanossa Mabille, 1877 | Clover Blue | | Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Dainty grass-blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yemen
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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