Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Hawaii (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 394
3465
10550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 391
3458
10542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 386
3442
10497 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 253
2661
8238 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
879
2633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
879
2633 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
876
2630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
558
1290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
468
961 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
86
122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 26
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Hawaii
26 Genera with 37 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1793 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 0 | Dusky blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1868 | Greenstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1971 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1781 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1767 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1782 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Udara Toxopeus, 0 | Hedge Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vaga Zimmerman, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizeeria Chapman, 1787 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizina Chapman, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Hawaii
37 Species and 8 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) artaxerxes Fabricius, 1793 | Mountain Argus | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Candalides blackburni | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Cyanophrys amyntor Cramer, 1775 | Amyntor Greenstreak | | Cyanophrys longula Hewitson, 1868 | Brown-spotted Greenstreak | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus orcus W. H. Edwards, 1869 | Silvery Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus toxeuma F. Brown, 1971 | Arrowhead Blue | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) amandus Schneider, 1792 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Polyommatus baeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Satyrium w-album Knoch, 1782 | White Letter Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii gundlachianus Bates, 1935 | Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla betulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Hairstreak | | Thecla echion (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Tmolus echion echiolus Draudt, 1920 | Mexican Red-spotted Hairstreak | | Udara (Vaga) blackburni (Tuely, 1878) | ⇒ Vaga blackburni Tuely, 1878 | | Udara blackburnii Tuely, 1878 | Green Hawaiian Blue | | Udara blackburnii one | | | Vaga blackburni Tuely, 1878 | Blackburn butterfly | | Zizeeria otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue | | Zizina otis Fabricius, 1787 | Bean Blue | | Zizina otis otis Fabricius, 1787 | Lesser Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Hawaii
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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