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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Luce County (Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
91
259
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
90
258
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
84
243
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
69
217
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
95
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
78
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
76
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
8
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Luce County
8 Genera with 14 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Habrodais Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1852Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1869Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1852Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1861Satyr Orchids2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luce County
14 Species
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852Golden Hairstreak
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837'Maine' Dorcas Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869Brown Copper
Plebejus (Lycaeides) anna (Edwards, 1861)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862California Hairstreak
Satyrium (Satyrium) fuliginosa (Edwards, 1861)⇒ Satyrium fuliginosum W.H. Edwards, 1861

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Luce County
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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