Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cowichan Valley (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 195
728
833 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 194
727
832 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
714
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
582
665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
181
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
137
169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
125
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
59
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 24
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cowichan Valley
24 Genera with 31 Species #ACDEGILMPST
| Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1887 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1893 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1976 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Penaincisalia Johnson, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cowichan Valley
31 Species | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Incisalia irioides Boisduval, 1852 | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Mitoura barryi (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997) | ⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cowichan Valley
 | | 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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