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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Big Bend National Park (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
197
994
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
197
994
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
182
967
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
803
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
313
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
313
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
313
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
217
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
200
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
46
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
11
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Big Bend National Park
11 Genera with 13 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1926Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 2013Ministreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1869Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Sandia Clench & Erlich, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 2012Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Ziegleria Johnson, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Big Bend National Park
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Fixsenia polingi (Barnes & Ben..., 1926)⇒ Satyrium polingi Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013Pebbly Ministreak
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Sandia mcfarlandi (Ehrlich & Cl..., 1960)⇒ Callophrys mcfarlandi Clench & Ehr..., 1960
Strymon bebrycia Hewitson, 1868Balloon-Vine Hairstreak
Strymon solitario Grishin & Du..., 2012Big Bend Scrub-Hairstreak
Ziegleria guzanta Schaus, 1902Orange-crescent Groundstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Big Bend National Park
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
7
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