Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Saint Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
617
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
617
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
608
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
491
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
342
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
342
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
339
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
265
409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
240
363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
37
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Kitts and Nevis
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Saint Kitts and Nevis
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Cyclargus thomasi Clench, 1941 | Miami Blue | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Saint Kitts and Nevis
 | | 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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