Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Brewster County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 236
1167
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 236
1167
1726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 225
1137
1683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
962
1443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
429
604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
307
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
284
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
79
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Brewster County
23 Genera with 33 Species #BCEFGHLMPST
| Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1926 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1871 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeostrymon Clench, 1871 | Soapberry Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1869 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 2012 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Brewster County
33 Species and 1 Subspecies | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797) | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Fixsenia polingi (Barnes & Ben..., 1926) | ⇒ Satyrium polingi Barnes & Ben..., 1926 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Lycaena nais Edwards, 1871 | | | Ministrymon clytie Edwards, 1877 | Clytie Hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Phaeostrymon alcestis Edwards, 1871 | Soapberry Hairstreak | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Strephonota tephraeus Geyer, 1837 | Pearly-gray Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon solitario Grishin & Du..., 2012 | Big Bend Scrub-Hairstreak | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Brewster 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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