Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 483
4679
10528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 481
4675
10525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 458
4577
10265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 328
3935
9011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1135
2927 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1134
2926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1129
2920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
781
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
703
1758 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
134
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 34
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nova Scotia
34 Genera with 65 Species #ACDEFGHIJLMPST
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1862 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1967 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danis Fabricius, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Icaricia Nabokov, 1944 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1867 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1775 | Satyr Orchids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1876 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nova Scotia
65 Species and 11 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Axiocerses craesus Trimen, 1862 | | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina huegeli oreana Swinhoe, 1910 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chrysoritis thysbe psyche Pennington, 1967 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771 | Short-tailed Blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Danis danis thinophilus Toxopeus, 1930 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dospassosi (McDunnough, 1940) | ⇒ Lycaena dorcas Kirby, 1837 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Icaricia) lupini (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa Edwards, 1873 | Common bordered blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) coridon Poda, 1761 | Chalk Hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Meleageria) daphnis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Meleager's Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium saepium okanagana | | | Satyrium spini Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Blue Spot Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla biston (Möschler, 1876) | ⇒ Bistonina biston Möschler, 1877 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Nova Scotia
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
Links, sources and further information Lycaenidae at artfakta.se
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