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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Cusco (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
225
1351
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
224
1350
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
212
1329
1791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
160
1128
1532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
355
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
355
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
355
528
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
290
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
275
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
141
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cusco
10 Genera with 14 Species
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclargus Nabokov, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyclyrius Butler, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Itylos Draudt, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lamprospilus Geyer, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Madeleinea Bálint, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Nabokovia Hemming, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Paralycaeides Nabokov, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1913Hairstreaks5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cusco
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Cyclyrius affinis
Cyclyrius vapa
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Itylos titicaca Weymer, 1890
Lamprospilus nicetus Felder & Felder, 1865
Madeleinea pacis Draudt, 1921
Nabokovia faga Dognin, 1895
Nabokovia faga excisicosta Dyar, 1913
Paralycaeides niconspicua
Thecla bennetti (Dyar, 1913)⇒ Temecla bennetti Dyar, 1913
Thecla brocela (Dyar, 1913)⇒ Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920
Thecla excisicosta Dyar, 1913
Thecla muela (Dyar, 1913)⇒ Thaeides muela Dyar, 1913

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Cusco
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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