Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Yorkshire (North England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 280
1539
2627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 279
1538
2626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 264
1508
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 204
1338
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
473
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
473
714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
467
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
357
567 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
322
503 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
53
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 14
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yorkshire
14 Genera with 18 Species | Aloeides Hübner, 1782 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1828 | Arguses | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catochrysops Boisduval, 1860 | Forget-me-nots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1919 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1798 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maculinea Van Eecke, 1915 | Large blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyris Westwood, 1854 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yorkshire
18 Species and 6 Subspecies | Aloeides pierus Cramer, 1782 | Dull Copper | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Aricia artaxerxes salmacis Stephens, 1828 | Castle Eden Argus | | Catochrysops panormus C. Felder, 1860 | Forget-me-not | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina argiolus britanna Verity, 1919 | Holly Blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798 | Small Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Maculinea arion eutyphron Fruhstorfer, 1915 | Large Blue | | Ogyris amaryllis Hewitson, 1862 | Amaryllis Azure | | Ogyris genoveva Hewitson, 1854 | Geneoveva Azure | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus icarus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yorkshire
 | | 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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