Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
878
1333 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
859
1311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 131
632
1005 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
148
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
148
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
148
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
90
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
86
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
51
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 7
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Dominica
7 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Dominica
20 Species and 6 Subspecies | Allosmaitia coelebs Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Cuban Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia subobscura (P.I. Lathy, 1904) | ⇒ Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Chlorostrymon clenchi W. Comstock ..., 1943 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Amethyst Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon otoheba (H.G. Dyar, 1914) | ⇒ Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | | Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | | Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon acis acis Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak | | Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | | Thecla otoheba Dyar, 1914 | | | Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Dominica
 | | 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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