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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Denmark (Madison County, Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
679
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
676
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
654
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
146
553
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
33
158
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
33
158
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
158
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
77
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
59
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Denmark (Tennessee)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Denmark (Tennessee)
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Denmark (Tennessee)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak 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