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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Huachuca Mountains (Madrean Sky Islands, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
252
1546
2491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1546
2491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
1529
2463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1306
2148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
674
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
674
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
674
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
446
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
416
742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
72
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
17
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Huachuca Mountains
17 Genera with 19 Species
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorostrymon Clench, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dolymorpha Holland, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Erora Scudder, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hypaurotis Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Jamides Hübner, 1861Ceruleans1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1871Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1882Ministreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Philotes Scudder, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1866Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Huachuca Mountains
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773Key Lime Hairstreak
Dolymorpha jada Hewitson, 1867
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Erora laeta Edwards, 1862Early hairstreak
Erora quaderna Hewitson, 1868Arizona Hairstreak
Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916'Pale' Rita Blue
Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873Colorado hairstreak
Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Lycaena nais Edwards, 1871
Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882Lead Hairstreak
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Philotes pallescens (Tilden & Downey, 1955)⇒ Euphilotes rita W. Barnes & ..., 1916
Strymon cestri Reakirt, 1867Cestri Hairstreak
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla yojoa Reakirt, 1866

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Huachuca Mountains
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
8
10
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