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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Meadows (Transcona, Manitoba, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
365
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
365
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
125
357
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
104
310
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
103
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
103
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
103
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
84
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
77
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Meadows (Transcona Winnipeg)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Callophrys Billberg, 1758Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Chalceria Fabricius, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper3SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1976Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1862Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Sithon Hübner, 1912Orange and Black Royals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meadows (Transcona Winnipeg)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758Green Hairstreak
Cupido agriades
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835Bog Copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761Chalk Hill Blue
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862California Hairstreak
Sithon nedymond ismarus Fruhstorfer, 1912Plush

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Meadows (Transcona Winnipeg)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
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