Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Banff District (Alberta´s Rockies, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 285
1545
2327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 284
1544
2327 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 270
1517
2284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
1314
2035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
367
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
367
655 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
364
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
265
495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
238
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
63
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 18
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Banff District
18 Genera with 31 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1883 | Boulder Copper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Banff District
31 Species and 4 Subspecies | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido agriades | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena asabinus Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Anatolian Fiery Copper | | Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886 | | | Lycaena snowi Edwards, 1883 | | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna (Edwards, 1861) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Banff District
 | | 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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