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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Mount Shasta (Siskiyou County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
89
234
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
89
234
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
224
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
185
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
91
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
91
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
91
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
74
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
71
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
22
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mount Shasta
9 Genera with 11 Species
Callophrys Billberg, 1867Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Catochrysops Boisduval, 1898Forget-me-nots1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 0Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 0Small Jewel Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1870Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount Shasta
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Callophrys (Cisincisalia) spinetorum Hewitson, 1867Blue Mistletoe Hairstreak
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Catochrysops plebeia Butler, 1898
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Lycaena baltoides intermedia
Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971
Plebejus pheres
Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870Behr's hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Mount Shasta
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
2
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