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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Arauca Department (Region Orinoquia, Colombia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
104
380
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
104
380
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
95
353
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
319
288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
138
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
138
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
138
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
102
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
101
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
95
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
8
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Arauca Department
8 Genera with 7 Species
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1961
Ministreaks0SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Porthecla R.K. Robbins, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Rekoa Kaye, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1782Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Theclopsis Godman & Salvin, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arauca Department
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Porthecla ravus Druce, 1907
Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875Sky-blue Hairstreak
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782
Theclopsis lydus Hübner, , 1819

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Arauca Department
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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