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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mayaro-Rio Claro (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
205
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
59
196
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
180
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
91
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
70
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
70
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
59
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
16
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mayaro-Rio Claro
16 Genera with 27 Species
Calycopis Scudder, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Chalybs Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Chlorostrymon Clench, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ignata K. Johnson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Panthiades Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Parrhasius Hübner, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Polyniphes Kaye, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Strephonota K. Johnson ,..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1780Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1868Hairstreaks10SpeciesTaxom
Tmolus Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayaro-Rio Claro
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calycopis beon Stoll, , 1780
Chalybs hassan Stoll, 1790Hassan Greenstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773Key Lime Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon telea Hewitson, 1868Telea Hairstreak
Epamera hemiargus hemiargus
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Ignata mulsus Druce, 1907
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777Bitias Hairstreak
Parrhasius orgia Hewitson, 1867Variable Hairstreak
Parrhasius polibetes Cramer, 1782Black-spot Hairstreak
Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Strephonota tephraeus Geyer, 1837Pearly-gray Hairstreak
Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780Bubastes Hairstreak
Thecla caesaries Druce, 1907
Thecla ergina (Hewitson, 1867)⇒ Kolana ergina Hewitson, 1867
Thecla hesperitis Butler & Druce, 1872
Thecla mecrida Hewitson, 1867
Thecla megarus Godart, 1823
Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867
Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782
Thecla rustan Stoll, 1790
Thecla syllis Godman & Salvin, 1887
Thecla ziba Hewitson, 1868
Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767Four-Spotted Hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mayaro-Rio Claro
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
11
22
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