Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 327
1846
2290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 327
1846
2290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 318
1821
2254 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 232
1584
1987 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
467
615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
466
614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
465
613 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
315
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
294
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
149
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 41
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Los Angeles
41 Genera with 63 Species #ABCDEGHIJLMOPSTXZ
| Atlides Huebner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1771 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1946 | Greenstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | Dicya K. Johnson, 1991 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolymorpha Holland, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Erora Scudder, 1872 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Eumaeus Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypostrymon Clench, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1882 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Michaelus Nicolay, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oenomaus Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1761 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1866 | Hairstreaks | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xamia Billberg, 1866 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ziegleria Johnson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Los Angeles
63 Species and 6 Subspecies | Atlides halesus halesus Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Great Purple Hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) avis Chapman, 1909 | Chapman's Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | 'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Chlorostrymon telea Hewitson, 1868 | Telea Hairstreak | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cyanophrys goodsoni Clench, 1946 | Goodson's greenstreak | | Cyanophrys longula Hewitson, 1868 | Brown-spotted Greenstreak | | Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946 | Clench's greenstreak | | Dolymorpha jada Hewitson, 1867 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Eumaeus toxea (Godart, 1823) | ⇒ Eumaeus minijas Hübner, 1809 | | Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916 | Bernardino Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hypostrymon critola Hewitson, 1874 | Grizzled Hairstreak | | Icaricia monticola | | | Icaricia neurona Skinner, 1902 | Veined Blue | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Michaelus ira Hewitson, 1867 | Ira Hairstreak | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Ministrymon clytie Edwards, 1877 | Clytie Hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Oenomaus ortygnus Cramer, 1782 | Aquamarine Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strephonota tephraeus Geyer, 1837 | Pearly-gray Hairstreak | | Strymon albata C. Felder & ..., 1865 | White Hairstreak | | Strymon bebrycia Hewitson, 1868 | Balloon-Vine Hairstreak | | Strymon cestri Reakirt, 1867 | Cestri Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | | | Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla strophius Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | | | Thecla yojoa Reakirt, 1866 | | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Xamia xami (Reakirt, 1866) | ⇒ Callophrys xami Reakirt, 1867 | | Ziegleria guzanta Schaus, 1902 | Orange-crescent Groundstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Los Angeles
 | | 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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