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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1367
32066
207553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1360
32013
207217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1178
31231
205088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
629
24462
178329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
105
6360
28013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
102
6327
27912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
97
6291
27790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
31
3877
15313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
3512
12920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
764
3320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
226
1076
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
10
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenini
[Leach], 1815
Coppers
1
94
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
1 Genera with 94 Species
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper137SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
94 Species and 43 Subspecies
Lycaena (Boldenaria) boldenarum White, 1862Boulder copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868Gray Copper
Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878Edith's 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) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835Bog Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775Bronze Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena phlaeas basilijuncta Beuret, 1954
Lycaena phlaeas eleus Fabricius, 1798Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas hibernica Goodson, 1948Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas lusitanicus Bryk, 1940
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Lycaena phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeoides Staudinger, 1901
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeus Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena phlaeas polaris Courvoisier, 1911Arctic-alpine boreal copper
Lycaena phlaeas schmidtii Gerhard, 1853
Lycaena phlaeas timeus Cramer, 1779
Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852Tail Copper Butterfly
Lycaena acaciae
Lycaena acca (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Eicochrysops messapus Godart, 1824
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Lycaena aditya Moore, 1875
Lycaena admetus
Lycaena aedon (Christoph, 1877)⇒ Polyommatus aedon Christoph, 1887
Lycaena aegidion (Gerhard, 1853)⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena aegon Denis & Schi..., 1775
Lycaena aegon hypochiona Rambur, 1858
Lycaena alciphron Rottenburg, 1775Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena alciphron alciphron Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena alciphron chairemon Fruhstorfer, 1917
Lycaena alciphron gordius Sulzer, 1776Purple-shot Copper
Lycaena alciphron granatensis
Lycaena amphidamas (Esper, 1780)⇒ Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775
Lycaena arcas (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Maculinea nausithous Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena arcus von Rottemburg, 0
Lycaena ardates (Moore, 1874)⇒ Prosotas nora ardates Moore, 1875
Lycaena argia (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Pseudozizeeria maha argia Ménétriés, 1857
Lycaena argiades Pallas, 1771
Lycaena argiades polysperchon Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena argus Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena argyrotoxus Behr, 1867
Lycaena arion Linnaeus, 1758
Lycaena artaxerxes
Lycaena astrache Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena astrarche
Lycaena bathinia Snellen, 1899
Lycaena baton Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena bellargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena betulae
Lycaena bleusei Oberthur, 1884Iberian Sooty Copper
Lycaena candens Herrich-Schä..., 1844Balkan Copper
Lycaena candens leonhardi Fruhstorfer, 1917
Lycaena candeus
Lycaena candrena (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Jamides candrena Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Lycaena carmon (Gerhard, 1853)⇒ Polyommatus carmon Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Lycaena chryseis (Schiffermüller, 1776)⇒ Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena corydon Poda, 1761
Lycaena croatica Grand, 1913
Lycaena cyllarus Cramer, 1775Green-Underside Blue
Lycaena dama Staudinger, 1892
Lycaena dimorpha
Lycaena dispar Haworth, 1802Large Copper
Lycaena dispar batava Oberthur, 1923
Lycaena dispar batavus Oberthür, 1923Large Copper
Lycaena dispar dispar Haworth, 1803British Large copper
Lycaena dispar rutila WERNEBURG, 1864
Lycaena dispar rutilus WERNEBURG, 1864Large Copper
Lycaena docilis Butler, 1887
Lycaena donzelii (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Aricia nicias Meigen, 1830
Lycaena ella Bollow, 1931
Lycaena eumedon Esper, 1780
Lycaena euphemia Staudinger, 1887
Lycaena euphemus (Hübner, 1800)⇒ Maculinea teleius Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena eurydame Hoffmannsegg, 1806
Lycaena feredayi Bates, 1867Glade Copper
Lycaena fortunata Staudinger, 1870
Lycaena helle Denis & Schi..., 1775Violet Copper
Lycaena helle arvernica Bernardi & L..., 1952
Lycaena helle deslandesi Hemming, 1932
Lycaena helle eneli Betti, 1977
Lycaena helle helle
Lycaena helle lapponica Backhaus, 1876
Lycaena helle magdalenae Guérin, 1959
Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-edged Copper
Lycaena hippothoe euridice Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena hippothoe eurydame Hoffmannsegg, 1806
Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761Purple-Edged Copper
Lycaena hippothoe stiberi Gerhard, 1853
Lycaena icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena idas (Rambur, 1842)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena iolas Ochsenheimer, 1816
Lycaena italica Calberla, 1887
Lycaena lorquini (Behr, 1867)⇒ Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852
Lycaena lycidas (Borkhausen, 1788)⇒ Kretania trappi Verity, 1927
Lycaena lysimon Trimen, 1866
Lycaena melania (Capronnier, 1889)⇒ Pseudonacaduba aethiops Mabille, 1877
Lycaena meleager steevenii Treitschke, 1834
Lycaena minimus Fuessly, 1775
Lycaena nibescens
Lycaena orbitulus (Esper, 1800)⇒ Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798
Lycaena orion Pallas, 1771
Lycaena orus Cramer, 1782Sorrel Copper
Lycaena ottomana Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena ottomanus Lefèbvre, 1830Grecian Copper
Lycaena parva (Murray, 1874)⇒ Chilades trochylus FREYER, 1843
Lycaena phlaeus
Lycaena ratushinskayae Churkin & Ko..., 2019
Lycaena rauparaha Fereday, 1877Common copper
Lycaena ripartii FREYER, 1830
Lycaena rustica Edwards, 1865High Mountain Blue
Lycaena rustica latimargo Ebert, 1926
Lycaena salustius Fabricius, 1793Common Copper
Lycaena sebrus Boisduval, 1832
Lycaena semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775
Lycaena subalpina Speyer, 1851
Lycaena tama Fereday, 1878Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper
Lycaena thersamon Esper, 1784Lesser Fiery Copper
Lycaena thetis Klug, 1834Fiery Copper
Lycaena thoe Gray, 1832
Lycaena tityrus Poda, 1761Sooty Copper
Lycaena tityrus subalpina Speyer, 1851
Lycaena tityrus subalpinus (Ad. Speyer, 1851)⇒ Lycaena tityrus subalpina Speyer, 1851
Lycaena tityrus tityrus Poda, 1761
Lycaena virgauraea
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Lycaena virgaureae balcanicola Graves, 1928
Lycaena virgaureae hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761
Lycaena virgaureae oranula FREYER, 1831
Lycaena virgaureae punctatus Henriksen & ..., 1982
Lycaena virgaureae stiberi Gerhard, 1853
Lycaena virgaureae virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758


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