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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region New Braunfels (Comal County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
180
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
180
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
172
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
152
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
40
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
24
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
4
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Braunfels
5 Genera with 7 Species
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Callicista Grote, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1882Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Braunfels
7 Species
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882)⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881
Strymon alea Godman & Salvin, 1887Alea Hairstreak
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in New Braunfels
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
5
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