Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Alabama (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 475
3981
8233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 472
3976
8228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 441
3869
8007 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 299
3182
6602 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1196
2619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1196
2619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 63
1195
2618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
696
1568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
614
1283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
119
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 34
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alabama
34 Genera with 52 Species #ABCDEFGHILMOPST
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1873 | Pygmy blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1950 | Elfins | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1862 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Citrinophila Kirby, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1797 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1950 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornipholidotos Bethune-Baker, 1866 | Glasswings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1793 | Satyr Orchids | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1920 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alabama
52 Species and 10 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Eastern pygmy blue | | Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873) | ⇒ Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Balcones Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) irus (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Mitoura) hesseli Rawson & Zie..., 1950 | Hessel's hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921 | | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Danis suleima Grose-Smith, 1898 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797) | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Glaucopsyche melanops fascista Turati, 1928 | | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | Baja Hairstreak | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866 | Alce Blue | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura hesseli (Rawson & Zie..., 1950) | ⇒ Callophrys hesseli Rawson & Zie..., 1950 | | Ornipholidotos peucetia peucetia Hewitson, 1866 | | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius Smith, 1797 | 'Northern' Oak Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | King's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) titus Fabricius, 1793 | Coral Hairstreak | | Strymon kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Alabama | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 12
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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