Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Chicago (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 226
1116
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 226
1116
1610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 214
1082
1553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
961
1404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
280
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
280
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
280
424 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
232
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
228
359 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
55
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 9
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Chicago
9 Genera with 17 Species
Species list for Chicago
17 Species | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena thoe Gray, 1832 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Chicago
 | | 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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