Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region La Selva Biological Station (Cordillera Volcanica Central, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 244
2546
4105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 243
2545
4105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 231
2505
4047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 177
2220
3782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
934
1659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
934
1659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
934
1659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
692
1326 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
674
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
132
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 21
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for La Selva Biological Station
21 Genera with 30 Species #ABCDIJLPSTZ
| Arhopala Boisduval, 1890 | Oak-blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arumecla Robbins & Du..., 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brangas Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1881 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Camissecla Robbins & Du..., 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicya K. Johnson, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iaspis Kaye, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janthecla Robbins & Ve..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1824 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1889 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1867 | Hairstreaks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Theclopsis Godman & Salvin, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for La Selva Biological Station
30 Species and 6 Subspecies | Arhopala helius (Cramer, 1782) | ⇒ Arhopala thamyras Linnaeus, 1758 | | Arhopala silhetensis adorea de Nicéville, 1890 | Sylhet Oakblue | | Arumecla galliena Hewitson, 1877 | Red-based Groundstreak | | Brangas caranus Stoll, 1780 | Caranus Brangas | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Calycopis xeneta Hewitson, 1877 | Brilliant Groundstreak | | Camissecla charichlorus A. Butler & ..., 1872 | Charichlorus Groundstreak | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Dicya iambe Godman & Sal..., 1887 | Iambe Hairstreak | | Iaspis andersoni Robbins, 2010 | Anderson´s Hairstreak | | Iaspis temesa Hewitson, 1868 | Temesa Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Janthecla janthina Hewitson, 1867 | Janthina Hairstreak | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Leptotes plinius lybas Godart, 1824 | | | Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777 | Bitias Hairstreak | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Thecla ceranus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla cydrara Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775 | | | Thecla mutina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Thecla phoenissa Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867 | | | Theclopsis demea Hewitson, 1874 | Demea Hairstreak | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in La Selva Biological Station
 | | 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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