Taxonomy of Genus Brephidium Scudder, 1876
Pygmy blues, Pygmy-Blues
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 193
15190 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Polyommatini
Swainson, 1827
The Blues | 155
13477 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Brephidium
Scudder, 1876
Pygmy blues, Pygmy-Blues | 23 | Species |
Subnodes of Brephidium Scudder, 1876 | Species | Brephidium barbouri Clench, 1943 ⇒ Brephidium isophthalma
| | | | Species | Brephidium coolidgei Gunder, 1925 ⇒ Brephidium exilis
| | | | Species | Brephidium exile Boisduval, 1852 ⇒ Brephidium exilis
Western Pigmy Blue, Western Pygmy Blue, Western Pygmy-Blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852
Fea Pygmyblue, Pygmy Blue, Western Pygmy Blue | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Brephidium fea Edwards, 1871 ⇒ Brephidium exilis
| | | | Species | Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schäffer, 1862
Eastern pygmy blue, Eastern Pygmy-Blue | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Brephidium metophis Wallengren, 1860
Tinktinkie Blue | | | | Species | Brephidium pipinus Mützell, 0
| | | | Species | Brephidium pseudofea Morrison, 1873 ⇒ Brephidium isophthalma
Eastern Pygmy-Blue | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Brephidium thompsoni Carpenter, 1943
| | | | Species | Brephidium yucateca Clench, 1970
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Brephidium | English | Pygmy blues, Pygmy-Blues |
Distribution of Brephidium Scudder, 1876 Bahamas, Bahrain, Belize, Botswana, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Qatar, Republic South Africa, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, USA, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
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