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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Green County (Wisconsin, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
144
527
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
143
526
678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
506
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
103
463
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
292
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
292
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
290
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
192
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
164
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Green County (Wisconsin)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Harkenclenus Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1832Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Green County (Wisconsin)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycaena thoe Gray, 1832
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862Acadian Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Green County (Wisconsin)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
2
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