Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Alaska (West USA, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 446
3571
8762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 444
3566
8756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 425
3511
8651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
3010
7649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
551
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
551
1135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
546
1126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
392
880 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
357
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
100
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 24
44 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Alaska
24 Genera with 44 Species #ACDEFGHIJLMPST
| Agriades Hübner, 1933 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1852 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1834 | Cornelians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heodes Fabricius, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1971 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1851 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1852 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Alaska
44 Species and 9 Subspecies | Agriades glandon Prunner, 1798 | 'Glandon' Arctic Blue | | Agriades optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Agriades zullichi Hemming, 1933 | Zullich's Blue | | Aricia (Icaricia) saepiolus Boisduval, 1852 | Greenish Blue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Everes) amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | Western tailed blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Deudorix livia livia Klug, 1834 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Heodes agabinus | | | Heodes helloides | | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | Eastern Sorrel Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) aquilo Boisduval, 1832 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Albulina) optilete Knoch, 1781 | Cranberry Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | | Plebejus argus micrargus Butler, 1878 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus idas alaskensis F.Chermock, 1945 | Northern Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus athis athis FREYER, 1851 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) fuliginosa (Edwards, 1861) | ⇒ Satyrium fuliginosum W.H. Edwards, 1861 | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Thecla augustinus (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla heodes Druce, 1909 | | | Thecla iroides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Alaska
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
Lycaenidae at gbif.org
Lycaenidae at irmng.org
Lycaenidae at itis.gov
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