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Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Lima (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
195
781
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
195
781
991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
189
761
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
668
856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
158
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
158
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
158
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
113
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
98
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
62
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lima
6 Genera with 6 Species
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1894Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1758Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Paralycaeides Nabokov, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1867Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lima
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Leptotes andicola Grose-Smith, 1894
Lycaena virgaureae Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Copper
Paralycaeides inconspicua Draudt, 1921
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Strymon daraba Hewitson, 1867

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Lima
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)


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