Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region El Salvador (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 259
1677
2897 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1676
2896 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 248
1635
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 176
1334
2414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
298
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
221
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
211
300 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
130
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for El Salvador
13 Genera with 14 Species | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalybs Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1823 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumaeus Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypokopelates H.H.Druce, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocaria Clench, 1992 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1793 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theritas Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for El Salvador
14 Species and 2 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Chalybs janias Cramer, 1782 | Janias Greenstreak | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Erora muridosca Dyar, 1918 | Muridosca Hairstreak | | Eumaeus childrenae Gray, 1832 | Great Cycadian | | Eumaeus toxea (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Eumaeus minijas Hübner, 1809 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hypokopelates anetia Hulstaert, 1924 | | | Ocaria clenchi K. Johnson, 1992 | Clenchs Hairstreak | | Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777 | Bitias Hairstreak | | Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875 | Sky-blue Hairstreak | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Theritas mavors Hübner, 1818 | Deep-green Hairstreak | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in El Salvador
 | | 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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