Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Allegan County (Michigan, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 276
1535
2364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 276
1535
2364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 258
1472
2259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 192
1282
2034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
442
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
442
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
442
676 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
323
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
305
476 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
76
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 25
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Allegan County
25 Genera with 33 Species #ABCEFGHILMPST
| Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1943 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1942 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Allegan County
33 Species and 2 Subspecies | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaeides samuelis Nabokov, 1943 | Karner blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Allegan County
 | | 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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