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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Grand Chenier (Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
4
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Grand Chenier
3 Genera with 3 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grand Chenier
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Grand Chenier
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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