Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Rio Claro (Mayaro-Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
148
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
148
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 48
141
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 39
131
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
68
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
68
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
68
86 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
53
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
53
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
43
58 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Rio Claro (Trinidad)
9 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Rio Claro (Trinidad)
12 Species | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Ignata mulsus Druce, 1907 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777 | Bitias Hairstreak | | Parrhasius polibetes Cramer, 1782 | Black-spot Hairstreak | | Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Thecla caesaries Druce, 1907 | | | Thecla mecrida Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla rustan Stoll, 1790 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Rio Claro (Trinidad)
 | | 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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