Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cass County (Missouri, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
712
949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 168
712
949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 154
679
890 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
586
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
264
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
264
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
264
373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
196
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
189
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
54
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 18
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cass County (Missouri)
18 Genera with 21 Species | Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1868 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeostrymon Clench, 1871 | Soapberry Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1806 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cass County (Missouri)
21 Species and 1 Subspecies | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Fixsenia ontario (Edwards, 1868) | ⇒ Satyrium favonius Smith, 1797 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Phaeostrymon alcestis Edwards, 1871 | Soapberry Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cass County (Missouri)
 | | 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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