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Checklist of Tribe Lycaenini [Leach], 1815 (Coppers)
for Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1422
46785
383423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1416
46713
383230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1294
45948
379619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33606
307348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
112
9335
62098
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
9299
62007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
101
9257
61694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
38
6029
40838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
31
5356
35725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1091
10344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
384
3792
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
18
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenini
[Leach], 1815
Coppers
1
157
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
1 Genera with 157 Species
Lycaena Fabricius, 1843Boulder Copper192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
157 Species and 38 Subspecies
Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868Gray Copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837'Maine' Dorcas Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775Bronze Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870)⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870
Lycaena cupreus cupreus W. H. Edwards, 1870Lustrous Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas baralacha Moore, 1884Common copper
Lycaena phlaeas chinensis C. Felder, 1862
Lycaena phlaeas coccineus Ford, 1923
Lycaena phlaeas comedarum Grum-Grshima..., 1890
Lycaena phlaeas daimio Seitz, 1909Japanese Copper
Lycaena phlaeas flavens Ford, 1923Common copper
Lycaena phlaeas hyperborea Ford, 1923
Lycaena phlaeas hypophlaeas Boisduval, 1852American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas oxiana Grose-Smith, 1890
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas Lucas, 1866
Lycaena phlaeas shima Gabriel, 1954
Lycaena phlaeas timeus Cramer, 1779
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Lycaena aditya Moore, 1875
Lycaena admetus
Lycaena aedon (Christoph, 1877)⇒ Polyommatus aedon Christoph, 1887
Lycaena aegagrus Christoph, 1873
Lycaena aegera Grose-Smith, 0
Lycaena aegina (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Plebejus argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena alaica Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Lycaena alaina (Staudinger, 1887)⇒ Cupido alaina Staudinger, 1887
Lycaena albocaeruleus ovianus
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena alciphron acutipennis Chou & Zhang, 1994
Lycaena alciphron melibea Staudinger, 1878
Lycaena alexis (Herrich-Schä..., 1844)⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena alpherakii Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Lycaena antaegon (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Lycaena anubis (Snellen, 1872)⇒ Euchrysops osiris Hopffer, 1855
Lycaena arcana (Leech, 1890)⇒ Tongeia arcana Leech, 1890
Lycaena arcus von Rottemburg, 0
Lycaena ardates (Moore, 1874)⇒ Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875
Lycaena ardschira (Brandt, 1938)⇒ Polyommatus ardschira Brandt, 1938
Lycaena argiades Pallas, 1771
Lycaena argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena argus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena argus micrargus
Lycaena argyrognomon sinica
Lycaena arionides Staudinger, 1887
Lycaena asabinus Herrich-Schä..., 1851Anatolian Fiery Copper
Lycaena asopus (Hopffer, 1855)⇒ Euchrysops malathana Boisduval, 1833
Lycaena aucta Stauder, 1923
Lycaena bathinia Snellen, 1899
Lycaena bellona (Grum-Grshima..., 1888)⇒ Polyommatus bellona Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Lycaena biopis
Lycaena bleusei Oberthur, 1884Iberian Sooty Copper
Lycaena brahmina (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Chilades lajus Stoll, 1780
Lycaena caeligena Oberthür, 1876
Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844Balkan Copper
Lycaena candrena (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Lycaena caspia Lederer, 1870Purple Copper
Lycaena caspius Lederer, 1869Purple Copper
Lycaena caudatus Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena celona Austaut, 1879
Lycaena chinensis Murray, 1874
Lycaena chrysopis (Grum-Grshima..., 1888)⇒ Polyommatus chrysopis Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Lycaena cleobis Bremer, 1861
Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870Lustrous copper
Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886
Lycaena daimio Seitz,, 1908
Lycaena dardanus FREYER, 1843
Lycaena decidia Hewitson, 1876
Lycaena devanica
Lycaena dipora Moore, 1865
Lycaena dis Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar aurata Leech, 1887
Lycaena dispar ornata Lempke, 1954
Lycaena dispar rutila WERNEBURG, 1864
Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864Large Copper
Lycaena donzelii (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Lycaena eleus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931
Lycaena ellisoni Peiffer, 1931
Lycaena elvira Eversmann, 1854
Lycaena euphemia Staudinger, 1887
Lycaena euphemus (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena eurypilus Gerhard, 1853
Lycaena evius Boisduval, 1869
Lycaena felicis Oberthür, 1886
Lycaena fusca Robson, 1889
Lycaena gaika (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775
Lycaena galathea Blanchard, 1844Large Green Underwing
Lycaena glauca (Snellen, 1892)⇒ Nacaduba glauconia Snellen, 1892
Lycaena harae Matsumura, 1906
Lycaena heijonis Matsumura, 1929
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena helle phintonis Fruhstorfer, 1896
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena hippothoe amurensis Staudinger, 1871
Lycaena hunza Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Lycaena hyrcana Neuburger, 1903
Lycaena idas (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena idas insularis
Lycaena iris Lang, 1884
Lycaena irmae Bailey, 1932
Lycaena janigena Riley, 1922
Lycaena japhetica (Nekrutenko &..., 1983)⇒ Athamanthia japhetica Nekrutenko &..., 1983
Lycaena kasyapa Moore, 1865Green Copper
Lycaena kenteana Staudinger, 1892
Lycaena kogistana Grum-Grshima..., 1888
Lycaena kurdistanica Riley, 1921
Lycaena kurtjohnsoni
Lycaena lampon Lederer, 1870Persian Fiery Copper
Lycaena lamponides Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena li Oberthür, 1886
Lycaena li li
Lycaena li liacina
Lycaena li lilacina Oberthür, 1886
Lycaena lowi
Lycaena lysimon Trimen, 1866
Lycaena margelanica Staudinger, 1881
Lycaena margelanica margelanica Staudinger, 1881
Lycaena maui Fereday, 1877
Lycaena megnifica Grum-Grshima..., 1887
Lycaena metallica (Felder & Felder, 1865)⇒ Albulina omphisa Moore, 1875
Lycaena miris Staudinger, 1881
Lycaena mithridates saetosus Pfeiffer, 1932
Lycaena morsheadi Evans, 1922
Lycaena mylica (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Zizula hylax Fabricius, 1775
Lycaena nais Edwards, 1871
Lycaena napaea Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Lycaena ochimus Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Lycaena orbitulus (Esper, 1800)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Lycaena orbona Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782Sorrel Copper
Lycaena ottomana Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena ouang Oberthür, 1891
Lycaena panava Westwood, 1852White-bordered Copper
Lycaena pang Oberthür, 1886
Lycaena pavana (Kollar, 1848)⇒ Nacaduba pavana Horsfield, 1828
Lycaena persephatta Alpheraky, 1882
Lycaena phaenicurus Lederer, 0
Lycaena phiala (Grum-Grshima..., 1890)⇒ Chilades galba Lederer, 1855
Lycaena phlaeoides Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena phoenicuraBaluchi Copper
Lycaena phoenicurus Lederer, 1870Baluchi Copper
Lycaena phryxis Lang, 1884
Lycaena phyllis Lang, 1884
Lycaena polyphemus Stetter-Stät..., 1937
Lycaena posthumus Staudinger, 0
Lycaena primus Le Moult, 1946
Lycaena ratushinskayae Churkin & Ko..., 2019
Lycaena rebeli Tileschkow, 1932
Lycaena rosimon Wallengren, 1857
Lycaena roxana
Lycaena roxane Grum-Grshima..., 1887
Lycaena rutilans Staudinger, 1886
Lycaena sarta Alphéraky, 1882
Lycaena semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena serica Grum-Grshima..., 1902
Lycaena sichuanica Bozano & Wei..., 2001
Lycaena sikkima Bath, 1900
Lycaena sinensis Nordström, 1935
Lycaena solskyi Erschoff, 1874Golden Copper
Lycaena solskyi aditya Moore, 1874Golden copper
Lycaena solskyi fulminans Grum-Grschim..., 1888
Lycaena speciosa Edwards, 1877
Lycaena splendens Staudinger, 1881
Lycaena standfussi Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Lycaena standfussi standfussi
Lycaena superba Staudinger, 1887
Lycaena svenhedini Nordström, 1935
Lycaena taurica Venzmer, 1921
Lycaena tengstroemi Grum-Grshima..., 1890
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Lycaena thersamon jiadengyuensis Huang & Mura..., 1992
Lycaena thetis Klug, 1834Fiery Copper
Lycaena thetis thetis
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena torgouta Alpheraky, 1882
Lycaena tseng Oberthür, 1886Chinese Copper
Lycaena turanica Rühl, 1895
Lycaena venus Staudinger, 1886
Lycaena violacea (Staudinger, 1892)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena violaceus Staudinger, 1892
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lycaena virgaureae virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena virgaureae virgaureola Staudinger, 1871
Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906
Lycaena zariaspa Moore, 1874
Lycaena zephyrus Herrich-Schä..., 1843


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