Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cacao Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 286
2832
3151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2832
3151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 277
2821
3136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
2542
2843 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
834
1313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
603
988 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
582
967 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
94
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 12
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cacao Biological Station
12 Genera with 13 Species | Anthene Doubleday, 1878 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arhopala Boisduval, 1890 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothus K. Johnson ,..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocaria Clench, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cacao Biological Station
13 Species and 7 Subspecies | Anthene lycaenina lycambes Hewitson, 1878 | Poined ciliate blue | | Arhopala silhetensis adorea de Nicéville, 1890 | Sylhet Oakblue | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Erora carla Schaus, 1902 | Carla Hairstreak | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Laothus barajo Reakirt, 1867 | Barajo Hairstreak | | Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868 | Black Hairstreak | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Thecla aruma (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Arumecla aruma Hewitson, 1877 | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cacao Biological Station
 | | 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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