Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 129
445
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 126
434
680 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 69
274
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
70 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cayman Islands
10 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Cayman Islands
18 Species and 7 Subspecies | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Brephidium exilis exilis (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | | Brephidium exilis isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Antillean Western Pygmy-Blue | | Brephidium exilis thompsoni (Carpenter & ..., 1943) | ⇒ Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | | Callicista collumella cybira | | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Amethyst Hairstreak | | Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857 | Blue Butterfly | | Cyclargus ammon erembis Nabokov, 1948 | Lucas Blue | | Cyclargus erembis Nabokov, 1948 | Cayman Islands Blue | | Electrostrymon angelia Hewitson, 1874 | Angelic Hairstreak | | Eumaeus atala Poey, 1832 | Atala | | Hemiargus hanno filenus Poey, 1832 | Hanno Blue | | Hemiargus ammon (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Cyclargus ammon Lucas, 1857 | | Hemiargus antibubastus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Leptoptes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak | | Strymon istapa (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | | Strymon martialis Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Blue-and-Gray Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cayman Islands
 | | 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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