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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
242
2117
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
241
2116
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
234
2101
2440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
169
1882
2238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
845
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
588
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
571
1013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
97
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
14
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
14 Genera with 18 Species
Amblypodia Horsfield, 1862Oakblues1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1914Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Callicista Grote, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1896Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Panthiades Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1837Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1781Hairstreaks6SpeciesTaxom
Theclopsis Godman & Salvin, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Theritas Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
18 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amblypodia anita anita Hewitson, 1862Purple Leaf Blue
Arhopala cleander sostrata Fruhstorfer, 1914
Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876Imperial Hairstreak
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Lycaena virgaureae cissites Fruhstorfer, 1896
Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777Bitias Hairstreak
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Pseudolycaena damo H. Druce, 1875Sky-blue Hairstreak
Strymon basilides (Geyer, , 1837)⇒ Strymon megarus Godart, , 1824
Thecla dama Druce, 1875
Thecla echion (Godart, 1823)⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767
Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775
Thecla mamoris
Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857)⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857
Thecla moncus Fabricius, 1781
Theritas mavors Hübner, 1818Deep-green Hairstreak

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
10
14
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