Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Elk Island National Park (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 266
1471
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 266
1471
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 258
1459
1935 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 209
1239
1682 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
276
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
276
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 45
275
366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
182
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
159
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
38
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 9
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Elk Island National Park
9 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Elk Island National Park
9 Species and 4 Subspecies | Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862 | | | Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Elk Island National Park
 | | 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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