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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Buffalo (Wright County, Minnesota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
135
464
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
135
464
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
126
452
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
402
475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
179
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
179
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
179
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
139
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
129
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Buffalo (Wright County Minnesota)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Agriades Hübner, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buffalo (Wright County Minnesota)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Buffalo (Wright County Minnesota)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
1
1
Genus
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