''Lysandra'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
[''Lysandra'']
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
* ''
Lysandra albicans''
(Gerhard, 1851)
* ''
Lysandra apennina
''Lysandra apennina'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Italy. It is often regarded as a subspecies of ''Lysandra coridon
The chalkhill blue (''Lysandra coridon'') is ...
''
(Zeller, 1847)
* ''
Lysandra arzanovi''
(Stradomsky & Shchurov, 2005)
* ''
Lysandra bellargus
The Adonis blue (''Lysandra bellargus'', also known as ''Polyommatus bellargus'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It inhabits the Palearctic realm (Western Europe, Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southern Russia, Iraq, Iran, Caucasus, ...
''
(Rottemburg, 1775)
* ''
Lysandra caelestissima''
(Verity, 1921)
* ''
Lysandra caucasica''
(Lederer, 1870)
* ''
Lysandra coridon
The chalkhill blue (''Lysandra coridon'') is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small butterfly that can be found throughout the Palearctic realm, where it occurs primarily in grasslands rich in chalk. Males have a pale blue colour, wh ...
''
(Poda, 1761)
* ''
Lysandra corydonius''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 852
__NOTOC__
Year 852 (Roman numerals, DCCCLII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* March 4 – Trpimir I of Croatia, Trpimir I, duke (''Knyaz, knez'') of Duchy of Croatia, Croatia, an ...
* ''
Lysandra dezina''
de Freina & Witt, 1983
* ''
Lysandra gennargenti''
Leigheb, 1987
* ''
Lysandra hispana''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 851
__NOTOC__
Year 851 ( DCCCLI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Asia
* Bagrat II Bagratuni, Armenian prince and leader of a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate, is captured by the Abbasi ...
* ''
Lysandra melamarina''
Dantchenko, 2000
* ''
Lysandra nufrellensis''
Schurian, 1977
* ''
Lysandra ossmar''
(Gerhard, 1851)
* ''
Lysandra punctifera''
(Oberthür, 1876)
* ''
Lysandra sheikh''
Dantchenko, 2000
* ''
Lysandra syriaca''
(Tutt, 1914)
References
* (2012): Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of ''Polyommatus'' blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ''
Cladistics
Cladistics ( ; from Ancient Greek 'branch') is an approach to Taxonomy (biology), biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups ("clades") based on hypotheses of most recent common ancestry. The evidence for hypothesiz ...
''. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x
* (2013): In the shadow of phylogenetic uncertainty: The recent diversification of ''Lysandra'' butterflies through chromosomal change. ''
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by E.A. Zimmer.
Indexing
The journal is indexed in:
* EMBiology
*Journal Citation Reports
*Scopus ...
'' 69: 469–478.
External links
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Lycaenidae genera
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