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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Lycaena
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lycaena
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Lycaena Fabricius 1807
Lycaena Fabricius 1807

Alternative Names

Agirades dis luana (Evans 1915)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena dis Grum-Grshimailo, 1891)
Agirades dis (Grum-Grshimailo 1891)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaenidae)
Agirades janigena (Riley 1923)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaenidae)
Agirades morsheadi (Evans 1923)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaenidae)
Agriades orbona (Grum-Grshimailo 1891)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Agriades Hübner, 1819)
Albulia metallica (Felder & Felder 1865)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaenidae)
Albulina felicis (Oberthür & Bryk 1910)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina Tutt, 1909)
Albulina iris (Lang 1884)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina Tutt, 1909)
Albulina lucifera themis (Grum-Grshimailo 1891)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina lucifera)
Albulina metallica (Felder & Felder 1865)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina Tutt, 1909)
Albulina rutilans (Staudinger)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina Tutt, 1909)
Albulina younghusbandi (Elwes 1906)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Albulina Tutt, 1909)
Apodemia nais Edwards 1871
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Apodemia C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
Aricia acmon (Westwood 1852)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Aricia Reichenbach, 1817)
Aricia eumedon timida (Grum-Grshimailo 1885)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Aricia eumedon (Esper, 1780))
Aricia myrmecias (Christoph 1877)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Aricia Reichenbach, 1817)
Celastrina morsheadi (Evans 1915)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Celastrina Tutt, 1906)
Chrysophanus batavus Oberthur 1923
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Chrysophanus chryseis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Chrysophanus eurydame Hoffmansegg 1806
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Chrysophanus feredayi Bates 1867
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818)
Chrysophanus leonhardi Fruhstorfer 1917
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Chrysophanus maui Fereday
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818)
Chrysophanus phlaeoides Staudinger 1901
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Chrysophanus rauparaha Fereday
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Chrysophanus Hübner, 1818)
Cupido alaina muzaffar (Grum-Grshimailo 1887)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido alaina (Staudinger, 1887))
Cupido astiocha (Prittwitz 1865)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido Schrank, 1801)
Cupido astraptes (Felder 1860)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido Schrank, 1801)
Cupido ida (Gr.-Gr.)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido Schrank, 1801)
Cupido phiala (Grum-Grshimailo)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido Schrank, 1801)
Cupido pygmaea (Snellen 1870)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Cupido Schrank, 1801)
Eicochrysops hippocrates delicatula (Mabille 1877)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Eicochrysops hippocrates (Fabricius, 1793))
Glaucopsyche lygdamus maritima (Weeks 1902)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1842))
Helleia helle (Schiffermüller 1776)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Helleia Verity, 1943)
Heodes alciphron gordius (Sulzer 1776)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Heodes alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775))
Heodes alciphron (Rottemburg 1775)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Heodes Dalman, 1816)
Heodes chryseis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Heodes hippothoe (Linnaeus 1761)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Heodes tityrus dorilis (Hufnagel 1766)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena tityrus subsp. tityrus)
Heodes vigaureae subtusdiscoelongata Beuret 1954
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Heodes vigaureae (Linnaeus, 1761))
Hyrcanana evansii de Niceville 1902
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Hyrcanana Bethune-Baker, 1914)
Lepidochrysops mashuna (Trimen 1894)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1923)
Loweia dorilis bleusei (Oberthür 1884)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena tityrus (Poda, 1761))
Loweia dorilis (Hüfnagel 1766)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Loweia Tutt, 1906)
Loweia tityrus (Poda 1761)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Loweia Tutt, 1906)
Lycaeides tancrei (Graes)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaeides Hübner, 1819)
Lycaena alciphron gordius (Sulzer 1776)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaena alciphron (Rottemburg, 1775))
Lycaena dionisius Boisduval 1832
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lycaena dispar rutilus (Werneburg 1864)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaena dispar (Haworth, 1802))
Lycaena hephestos Dils & van der Poorten 1985
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycaena melibaeus (Staudinger 1878)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaena Fabricius, 1807)
Lycaena miegii Vogel 1857
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycaena montana Meyer-Dur 1851
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Lycaena phlaeas nigrioreleus (Verity 1920)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761))
Lycaena phlaeas phlaeoides (Staudinger 1901)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761))
Lycaena polaris Courvoisier 1911
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Madeleinea koa (Druce 1896)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Madeleinea Bálint, 1993)
Palaeochrysophanus candens (Herrich-Schäffer 1844)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Palaeochrysophanus Verity, 1934)
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe candens (Herrich-Schäffer 1844)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe eurybia (Ochsenheimer 1808)
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Linnaeus 1761)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Palaeochrysophanus Verity, 1934)
Papilio alciphron Rottemburg 1775
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio amphidamas Esper 1780
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio chryseis Denis & Schiffermüller 1775
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Papilio circe Denis & Schiffermuller 1775
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio dispar Haworth 1802
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio dorilis Hufnagel 1766
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio eurybia Ochsenheimer 1808
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio gordius Sulzer 1776
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio helle Denis & Schiffermuller 1775
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio hippothoe Linnaeus 1761
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio phlaeas Linnaeus 1761
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio rutilus Werneburg 1864
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio thersamon Esper 1784
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio tityrus Poda 1761
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Papilio virgaureae Linnaeus 1758
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Philotiella speciosa (H. Edwards 1877)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Philotiella Mattoni, 1978)
Plebejus acmon (Westwood 1852)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus Kluk, 1780)
Plebejus glandon rustica (W. H. Edwards 1865)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus glandon (de Prunner, 1798))
Plebejus idas roxane (Grum-Grshimailo 1887)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761))
Plebejus neurona (Skinner 1902)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus Kluk, 1780)
Plebejus subsolanus iburiensis (Butler 1882)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus subsolanus)
Plebejus subsolanus ida (Grum-Grshimailo)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus subsolanus)
Plebejus vogelii (Oberthür & Bryk 1920)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus Kluk, 1780)
Polyomamtus elvira (Eversmann 1854)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Lycaenidae)
Polyommatus bilucha florenciae (Tytler 1926)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus bilucha (Moore, 1884))
Polyommatus candens Herrich-Schaffer 1844
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Polyommatus chryseis (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena hippothoe (Linnaeus, 1761))
Polyommatus gorgon Boisduval
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Polyommatus hunza (Grum-Grshimailo 1890)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Polyommatus hypoxanthe Kirby
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Polyommatus icarus fugitiva (Butler 1881)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775))
Polyommatus melibaeus Staudinger 1878
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Polyommatus napaea (Grum-Grshimailo)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Polyommatus nivalis Boisduval
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Polyommatus ottomanus Lefebvre 1830
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Polyommatus stiberi Gerhard 1853
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Polyommatus stoliczkanus hunza (Grum-Grshimailo 1890)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Bryna stoliczkana (Felder, 1865))
Polyommatus xanthoides Boisduval
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Polyommatus Latreille, 1804)
Pseudolucia griqua (Schaus 1902)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Pseudolucia Nabokov, 1945)
Pseudolucia lyrnessa (Hewitson 1874)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Pseudolucia Nabokov, 1945)
Pseudonacaduba sichela reticulum (Mabille 1877)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Pseudonacaduba sichela (Wallengren, 1857))
Rumicia phlaeas nigrioreleus Verity 1920
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761))
Tarucus bowkeri (Trimen 1883)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Tarucus Moore, 1881)
Thersamonia thersamon (Esper 1784)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Thersamonia Verity, 1919)
Zizula cyna (W. H. Edwards 1881)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Zizula Chapman, 1910)
? rustica W.H.Edwards, 1865
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Lycaenidae)
Antipodolycaena Smart 1975
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Chalcereia
Synonym according to NCBI
Chrysoptera Zincken 1817
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Disparia Verity 1943
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Epidemia
Synonym according to NCBI
Helleia
Synonym according to NCBI
Heodes Dalman 1816
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lycia Sodoffsky 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Migonitis Sodoffsky 1837
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rapsidia Sibatani 1974
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Rumicia Tutt 1906
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

Arabic

ليكينة preferred
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Chinese

灰蝶屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

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Esperanto

Liceno preferred
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Estonian

kuldtiib preferred
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Japanese

ベニシジミ属 preferred
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Latvian

Zeltainīši preferred
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Russian

Червонцы preferred
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Scottish Gaelic

umhach preferred
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Arz

ليكينه preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Lycaena

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaena (this page)
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaeninae
Lycaena Fabricius 1807 (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaena (this page)
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaena (this page)
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Lycaena Fabricius 1807 (this page)
515 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaeninae
Lycaena (this page)