Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region El Dorado County (Eastern California, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 305
1529
2459 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 304
1528
2458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 290
1485
2373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 210
1265
2081 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
364
571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
364
571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
364
571 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
281
465 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
257
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
90
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 30
60 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for El Dorado County
30 Genera with 60 Species #ABCDEGHILPS
| Arhopala Boisduval, 1865 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1925 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | Chalceria Fabricius, 1807 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1865 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumaeus Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaurotis Scudder, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1869 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1877 | Boulder Copper | 14 | Species | Taxom | Phaedrotes Scudder, 1872 | Blues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for El Dorado County
60 Species and 9 Subspecies | Arhopala phaenops phaenops Felder, 1865 | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Callophrys gryneus juniperaria J.A.Comstock, 1925 | Cedar Hairstreak | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido pheres Boisduval, 1852 | | | Cupido podarce (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Alaena exotica Collins & La..., 2005 | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Eumaeus atala Poey, 1832 | Atala | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873 | Colorado hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia icarioides fulla W. H. Edwards, 1870 | Boisduval´s Blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Icaricia lupini lupini Boisduval, 1869 | Lupine Blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaeides lupini | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena mariposa mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Mariposa Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena nivalis nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Lilac-bordered Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) cupreus (W. H. Edwards, 1870) | ⇒ Lycaena cuprea W. H. Edwards, 1870 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886 | | | Lycaena speciosa Edwards, 1877 | | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Icaricia) shasta (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Aricia shasta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | | Plebejus anna anna W. H. Edwards, 1861 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870 | Behr's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in El Dorado County
 | | 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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