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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Madre de Dios (Peru)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
238
1702
2548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
237
1701
2548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
223
1642
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1479
2250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
458
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
458
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
456
744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
368
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
364
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
226
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madre de Dios
14 Genera with 16 Species
Arawacus Kaye, 1926Stripestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Celmia K. Johnson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eumaeus Hübner, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1824Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Nyssorhynchus Blanchard, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Oenomaus Hübner, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Rekoa Kaye, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1868Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1868Hairstreaks3SpeciesTaxom
Zizula Chapman, 1775Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madre de Dios
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Arawacus separata Lathy, 1926Separated Stripestreak
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Celmia celmus Cramer, 1775Celmus Hairstreak
Eumaeus minijas Hübner, 1809Cycad Hairstreak
Eumaeus toxana Boisduval, 1870Toxana
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Leptotes plinius lybas Godart, 1824
Oenomaus mentirosa Faynel & Rob..., 2012
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Rekoa palegon Cramer, 1780Gold-banded Hairstreak
Strymon ziba Hewitson, 1868Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak
Thecla cydrara Hewitson, 1868
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920
Thecla terentia Hewitson, 1868
Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775Tiny Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Madre de Dios
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
9
11
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