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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Delta (Clay County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
121
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
121
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
47
117
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
102
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
53
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Delta (Alabama)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Deciduphagus Billberg, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Delta (Alabama)
4 Species
Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Delta (Alabama)
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
1
1
Genus
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