Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Orange County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 247
1114
1428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 247
1114
1428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 236
1077
1374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 164
900
1159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
289
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
289
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
289
367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
216
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
205
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
80
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Orange County (California)
23 Genera with 29 Species #ABCEFGHILPST
| Aricia Reichenbach, 1821 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cacyreus Butler, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813 | Chequered Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1804 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tomares Rambur, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orange County (California)
29 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aricia (Aricia) cramera Eschscholtz, 1821 | Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898 | Brun des pélargoniums | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Cupido (Cupido) minimus Fuessly, 1775 | Little Blue | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813 | Panoptes Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Satyrium esculi Hübner, 1804 | False Ilex Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tomares ballus Fabricius, 1787 | Cardenillo |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Orange County (California)
 | | 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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