Lycaenidae
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Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamiliae (6): Curetinae - Lycaeninae - Miletinae - Polyommatinae - Poritiinae - Theclinae
[edit] Overview of genera (479)
Acesina - Actis - Actizera - Acupicta - Acytolepis - Adaluma - Aethiopana - Agriades - Agrodiaetus - Akasinula - Alaena - Albulina - Allosmaitia - Allotinus - Aloeides - Amblopala - Amblypodia - Ancema - Anthene - Antigius - Apharitis - Aphnaeus - Aphniolaus - Apporasa - Aquisextana - Araotes - Araragi - Arawacus - Arcas - Archaeogerydus - Argiolaus - Argyraspodes - Argyrocheila - Argyrocupha - Arhopala - Aricia - Arletta - Arrhenothrix - Artipe - Artopoetes - Aslauga - Athysanota - Atlides - Aurea - Austrozephyrus - Axiocerses - Azanus - Baliochila - Baspa - Batelusia - Bidaspa - Biduanda - Bindahara - Boldenaria - Bothrinia - Bowkeria - Brephidium - Britomartis - Bryna - Bullis - Cacyreus - Caerulea - Caleta - Callicista - Callictita - Callipsyche - Callophrys - Calycopis - Calystryma - Candalides - Castalius - Catapoecilma - Catochrysops - Catopyrops - Celastrina - Chaetoprocta - Chalybs - Charana - Cheritra - Cheritrella - Chilades - Chliaria - Chlorostrymon - Chrysoritis - Chrysozephyrus - Cigaritis - Citrinophila - Cnodontes - Contrafacia - Cooksonia - Cophanta - Cordelia - Coreana - Cowania - Creon - Creusa - Crudaria - Cupidesthes - Cupido - Cupidopsis - Curetis - Cyaniriodes - Cyaniris - Cyanophrys - Cyclargus - Cyclyrius - Cycnus - Cyprotides - Dacalana - Danis - Dapidodigma - Darasana - Deloneura - Deramas - Desmolycaena - Deudorix - Diopetes - Discolampa - Dolymorpha - Drina - Drupadia - Durbania - Durbaniella - Durbaniopsis - Ebepius - Echinargus - Edales - Egumbia - Eicochrysops - Eiseliana - Electrostrymon - Eliotia - Elkalyce - Eooxylides - Epamera - Epidemia - Epimastidia - Epitola - Epitolina - Eresina - Eresinopsides - Eresiomera - Erikssonia - Erina - Erora - Erysichton - Esakiozephyrus - Etesiolaus - Euaspa - Euchrysops - Euliphyra - Euliphyrodes - Eumaeus - Eumedonia - Euphilotes - Eupsychellus - Euthecta - Evenus - Falcuna - Famegana - Favonius - Femniterga - Feniseca - Fixsenia - Flos - Freyeria - Gaeides - Ginzia - Glaucopsyche - Gonerilia - Habrodais - Harkenclenus - Harpendyreus - Heliophorus - Helleia - Hemiargus - Hemiolaus - Heodes - Hermelycaena - Hewitsonia - Horaga - Howarthia - Hyllolycaena - Hypaurotis - Hypochlorosis - Hypochrysops - Hypojamides - Hypokopelates - Hypolycaena - Hypomyrina - Hypophytala - Hypostrymon - Hypothecla - Hyrcanana - Hysudra - Iaspis - Icaricia - Incisalia - Iolana - Iolaphilus - Iolaus - Ionolyce - Iophanus - Ipidecla - Iraota - Iratsume - Iridana - Itylos - Jacoona - Jaera - Jalmenus - Jamides - Japonica - Keraunogramma - Kopelates - Kretania - Lachnocnema - Laeosopis - Lampides - Lamprospilus - Larinopoda - Lectiles - Lepidochrysops - Leptomyrina - Leptotes - Leucantigius - Liphyra - Liptena - Liptenara - Logania - Loweia - Loxura - Lucia - Luthrodes - Lycaeides - Lycaena - Lycaenesthes - Lycaenopsis - Lysandra - Maculinea - Macusia - Mahathala - Manastigma - Maneca - Manto - Mantoides - Megalopalpus - Megisba - Melanolycaena - Micandra - Michaelus - Micropentila - Microscena - Miletographa - Miletus - Mimacraea - Mimeresia - Ministrymon - Mithras - Mitoura - Molus - Monodontides - Mota - Myrina - Nabokovia - Nacaduba - Nadisepa - Narathura - Neaveia - Neocheritra - Neoepitola - Neolucia - Neolycaena - Neomyrina - Neopithecops - Neozephyrus - Nesiostrymon - Nesolycaena - Neurellipes - Neurypexina - Nilasera - Niphanda - Nomiades - Nordmannia - Noreena - Notarthrinus - Oboronia - Ocaria - Oenomaus - Ogyris - Olynthus - Ops - Oraidium - Orcya - Oreolyce - Ornipholidotos - Orthomiella - Oxychaeta - Oxylides - Paiwarria - Palaeochrysophanus - Palaeophilotes - Pamela - Panchala - Panthiades - Parachilades - Parachrysops - Paraduba - Paragerydus - Paragrodiaetus - Paralucia - Paralycaeides - Paraphnaeus - Paraslauga - Parelodina - Parrhasius - Pathalia - Penaincisalia - Pentila - Pepliphorus - Petrelaea - Phaedrotes - Phaeostrymon - Phasis - Phengaris - Philiolaus - Philiris - Philotes - Philotiella - Phlyaria - Phoenicurusia - Phytala - Pilodeudorix - Pistoria - Pithecops - Plebejus - Plebicula - Plebulina - Poecilmitis - Polyniphes - Polyommatus - Poriskina - Poritia - Powellana - Praephilotes - Pratapa - Prosotas - Protantigius - Protialmenus - Pseudaletis - Pseudalmenus - Pseuderesia - Pseudiolaus - Pseudoaricia - Pseudochliaria - Pseudochrysops - Pseudodipsas - Pseudolucia - Pseudolycaena - Pseudomyrina - Pseudonacaduba - Pseudoneaveia - Pseudophilotes - Pseudothecla - Pseudozizeeria - Psychonotis - Ptelina - Ptox - Purlisa - Pycnophallium - Quercusia - Rapala - Rathinda - Ravenna - Rekoa - Remelana - Rhinelephas - Ritra - Rysops - Sandia - Sarthusia - Satadra - Satyrium - Scolitantides - Semanga - Sheffieldia - Shijimia - Shijimiaeoides - Shirozua - Siderus - Sidima - Simiskina - Sinia - Sinthusa - Sithon - Sospita - Spalgis - Spindasis - Stalachtis - Stempfferia - Stilbon - Strymon - Stugeta - Suasa - Sukidion - Superflua - Surendra - Symbiopsis - Syrmoptera - Tajuria - Talicada - Tanuetheira - Taraka - Tarucus - Telipna - Teratoneura - Teratozephyrus - Tergissima - Teriomima - Terra - Tetrarhanis - Thaduka - Thamala - Tharsalea - Thaumaina - Thecla - Theclinesthes - Thecliolia - Theclopsis - Theorema - Thereus - Theritas - Thermoniphas - Thersamonia - Thestius - Thestor - Thrix - Ticherra - Tiora - Titea - Tmolus - Tomares - Tongeia - Toxochitona - Trichiolaus - Trichonis - Triclema - Trimenia - Tumerepedes - Turanana - Tuttiola - Tylopaedia - Udara - Ultraaricia - Una - Upolampes - Uranobothria - Uranothauma - Ussuriana - Ussuriensia - Vacciniina - Vadebra - Vaga - Virachola - Virgarina - Wagimo - Waigeum - Xamia - Yasoda - Zarona - Zeltus - Zeritis - Zesius - Zetona - Zinaspa - Zintha - Zizeeria - Zizina - Zizula
[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist (must be considered tentative)]
[edit] Name
- Lycaenidae
[edit] References
[edit] selected references
- Bridges, C.A. 1994: Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the world. Published by author. BHL
- Eliot, J.N. 1973: The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative arrangement. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology, 28(6): 371-505. BHL
[edit] additional references
- Clench, H.K., 1971: Two new hairstreaks from Mexico (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Bull. Allyn Museum 3: 1-6. Full article: [1]
- Hirowatari, T., 1992. A generic classification of the tribe Polyommatini of the Oriental and Australian regions (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae). Bull. Univ. Osaka Pref., Ser B, Vol. 44, Suppl.
- Kerr, J.F.R., 1967: New records of Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) in Australia and a description of a new subpecies. Australian Journal of Entomology 6 (1): 49-51. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1967.tb02138.x. Full article: [2].
- Macqueen, J., 1965: Notes on Australian Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera). Australian Journal of Entomology 4 (1): 56-57. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1965.tb00648.x. Full article: [3].
- Murayama, S.-I. & H. Okamura, 1973: Butterflies of Luzon Island in Philippines, with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Tyo to Ga 24 (1): 10-25.
- Matsumura, S., 1926: Some new and unrecorded Lycaenids-Species from Japan, Corea and Formosa. Insecta Matsumurana 1 (1): 23-31. Full article: [4].
- Schroeder, H. & C.G. Treadaway, 1990: Zur kenntnis philippinischer Lycaenidae, 7 (Lepidoptera). Entomologische Zeitschrift 100 (21): 404-407.
- Torres-Núñez, R. ; J.P.W. Hall ; K.R. Willmott & K. Johnson, 1996: A new genus of Elfin butterflies from the northern high Andes (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 7 (1): 81-86. Full article: [5].
[edit] links
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Australian Faunal Directory
- NZOR (demonstration website)
- Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2008. Lycaenidae [Leach] 1815. Gossamer-winged butterflies. Version 25 April 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Lycaenidae/12175/2008.04.25 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
- BHL bibliography
- Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
- EoL
- GBIF
- ION
- Pitkin, B. and Jenkins, P., 2005. Butterflies & Moths of the World: Generic Names & their Type-species[6]
[edit] Vernacular names
Dansk: Blåfugle
Deutsch: Bläulinge
English: Gossamer-winged butterflies
한국어: 부전나빗과
Lietuvių: Melsviai
Magyar: Boglárkák
日本語: シジミチョウ科
Polski: Modraszkowate
Русский: Голубянки
Suomi: Sinisiivet
Svenska: Juvelvingar
Tiếng Việt: Họ Bướm xanh
中文: 灰蝶科
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