Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mariposa County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
637
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
637
972 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
616
929 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 107
524
830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
159
207 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
127
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
122
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
62 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mariposa County
10 Genera with 16 Species | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1886 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mariposa County
16 Species | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido agriades | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Lycaena (Chalceria) gorgon Boisduval, 1852 | Buckweat Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena cuprotus Olliff, 1886 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla johnsoni (Skinner, 1904) | ⇒ Callophrys johnsoni Skinner, 1904 | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mariposa 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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