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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Port of Spain (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
176
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
176
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
67
173
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
154
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
67
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
67
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
14
67
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
47
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
47
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
9
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port of Spain
9 Genera with 9 Species
Arawacus Kaye, 1776Stripestreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Epamera Druce, 01SpeciesTaxom
Femniterga Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ostrinotes Johnson & al., 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyniphes Kaye, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1874Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port of Spain
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776Aetolus Stripestreak
Echinargus huntingtoni Rindge & Com..., 1953
Epamera hemiargus hemiargus
Femniterga cinniana Hewitson, 1877
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823
Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758Cambridge Blue
Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867
Thecla orcidia Hewitson, 1874

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Port of Spain
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
4
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