Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Litchfield County (Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 270
1277
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 268
1273
1936 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 251
1226
1836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1079
1644 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
479
779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
479
779 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
478
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
363
611 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
344
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
58
89 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Litchfield County
17 Genera with 26 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 2005 | Azures | 3 | 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 | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1865 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Litchfield County
26 Species and 2 Subspecies | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005 | Cherry Gall Azure | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | 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 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tajuria mantra jalysus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Litchfield 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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