Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Monteverde Canton (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
3404
4608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 315
3404
4608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 306
3385
4579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 231
3078
4268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1087
2100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1087
2100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
1087
2100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
812
1704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
784
1672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
107
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Monteverde Canton
11 Genera with 14 Species | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1781 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1916 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothus K. Johnson ,..., 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1867 | Hairstreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Zizula Chapman, 1775 | Grass blues | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Monteverde Canton
14 Species and 6 Subspecies | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Iolaus eurisus helius Fabricius, 1781 | | | Jamides cyta zelia Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916 | | | Laothus barajo Reakirt, 1867 | Barajo Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Thecla coronata (Hewitson, 1865) | ⇒ Evenus coronata Hewitson, 1865 | | Thecla sito (Boisduval, 1836) | ⇒ Arawacus sito Boisduval, 1836 | | Thecla thara Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla togarna Hewitson, 1867 | | | Zizula hylax hylax Fabricius, 1775 | Tiny Grass Blue |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Monteverde Canton
 | | 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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