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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Pinellas County (Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
826
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
826
946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
794
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
665
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
282
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
282
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
282
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
185
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
161
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
59
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
18
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pinellas County
18 Genera with 19 Species
Aloeides Hübner, 1819
Coppers0SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1797Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1867Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Miletus Hubner, 1913Brownies1SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1775Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pinellas County
19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797)⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0
Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790Common Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867)⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775Common Blue
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Pinellas County
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
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