Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region El Paso County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
777
1083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
777
1083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 165
758
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 119
644
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
242
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
242
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
242
346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
180
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
176
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
93
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 26
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for El Paso County (Texas)
26 Genera with 39 Species #ABCEFHILMPSTZ
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1869 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1867 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1926 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1873 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1926 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1866 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1881 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for El Paso County (Texas)
39 Species and 1 Subspecies | Aricia (Icaricia) lupini Boisduval, 1869 | Lupine Blue | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exile (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) mcfarlandi Clench & Ehr..., 1960 | | | Callophrys (Cisincisalia) spinetorum Hewitson, 1867 | Blue Mistletoe Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Balcones Elfin | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916 | 'Pale' Rita Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Fixsenia polingi (Barnes & Ben..., 1926) | ⇒ Satyrium polingi Barnes & Ben..., 1926 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus isola Reakirt, 1866 | Alce Blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Ministrymon clytie Edwards, 1877 | Clytie Hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Fixsenia) polingi Barnes & Ben..., 1926 | Poling's hairstreak | | Strephonota tephraeus Geyer, 1837 | Pearly-gray Hairstreak | | Strymon albata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | White Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla serapio Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Thecla yojoa Reakirt, 1866 | | | Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | Cyna Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in El Paso County (Texas)
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
Lycaenidae at dyntaxa.se
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