Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Lambton County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 166
545
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 166
545
734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 151
514
691 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 102
399
556 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
171
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
171
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
171
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
129
174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
119
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
40
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 14
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lambton County
14 Genera with 22 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1862 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lambton County
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Lambton County
 | | 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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