Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Saint Elizabeth Parish (Cornwall County, Jamaica)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 146
486
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 146
486
519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 137
461
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
387
413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
145
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
145
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
145
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
114
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
112
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
55
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 11
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Elizabeth Parish
11 Genera with 10 Species | Arhopala Boisduval, 1891 | Oak-blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Electrostrymon Clench, 1961 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1873 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Elizabeth Parish
10 Species and 2 Subspecies | Arhopala eurisus eurisus Druce, 1891 | | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Saint Elizabeth Parish
 | | 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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