Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
131
204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 40
54 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
40 Genera with 54 Species
| Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1871 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1868 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclargus Nabokov, 1941 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1948 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1943 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1873 | Royals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lamasina Robbins, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprospilus Geyer, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1946 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1914 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1877 | Ministreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nacaduba Moore, 1860 | Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1874 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rekoa Kaye, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1877 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1949 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1896 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichonis Hewitson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
54 Species and 8 Subspecies | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Atlides inachus Cramer, 1775 | Spying Hairstreak | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Barnes´s Buff | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Amethyst Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon telea Hewitson, 1868 | Telea Hairstreak | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cyclargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953 | | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 | Van Son's Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895 | Muted Hairstreak | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus antibubastus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus Hübner, 1818 | Ceraunus Blue | | Hemiargus woodruffi Comstock & H..., 1943 | | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 | Yellow-banded Sapphire | | Lamasina ganimedes Cramer, 1775 | Ganimedes Hairstreak | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lamprospilus genius Geyer, 1832 | | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | | Lycaena florencia (Clémence, 1914) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Ministrymon janevicroy Glassberg, 2013 | Pebbly Ministreak | | Ministrymon ligia Hewitson, 1877 | | | Nacaduba niconia Felder, 1860 | | | Philiris innotatus Miskin, 1874 | Common moonbeam | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | Marius Hairstreak | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon acis acis Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak | | Strymon megarus Godart, , 1824 | Basilides Hairstreak | | Strymon rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | Red-crescent Scrub-Hair. | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima zuluana Van Son, 1949 | Zulu Buff | | Thecla angerona (Godman & Salvin, 1896) | ⇒ Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Trichonis hyacinthus Cramer, , 1775 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 21
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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