Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Saint Lucia (Lesser Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 198
1056
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 198
1056
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1026
1544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 134
846
1350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 19
154
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
123
158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
117
152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
82
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 26
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Lucia
26 Genera with 27 Species #ABCDEHILOPST
| Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | Aloeides Hübner, 1819 | Coppers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Anthene Doubleday, 1871 | Ciliate Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baliochila Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Buffs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloroselas Butler, 1873 | Gems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deloneura Trimen, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deudorix Hewitson, 1948 | Cornelians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolycaena C.Felder & R..., 1793 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1873 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1887 | Giant Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Orachrysops Vári & Kroon, 1986 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Philiris Röber, 1874 | Moonbeams | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1878 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | Stugeta Druce, 1891 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Telipna Aurivillius, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teriomima Kirby, 1949 | Buffs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tuxentius Larsen, 1982 | Pied pierrots | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Lucia
27 Species and 3 Subspecies | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871 | Kersten's Ciliate Blue | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Baliochila aslauga Trimen, 1873 | Common Buff | | Baliochila barnesi Stempffer & ..., 1953 | Barnes´s Buff | | Chloroselas pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873 | Brilliant Gem | | Cigaritis ella Hewitson, 1865 | Ella's Bar | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Deloneura millari Trimen, 1906 | Millar's Buff | | Deudorix antalus Hopffer, 1855 | Brown Playboy | | Deudorix dariaves Hewitson, 1877 | Black and orange playboy | | Deudorix vansoni Pennington, 1948 | Van Son's Playboy | | Eicochrysops hippocrates Fabricius, 1793 | White-tipped Blue | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hypolycaena lochmophila Tite, 1967 | Coastal Hairstreak | | Hypolycaena philippus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Hairstreak | | Iolaus (Epamera) aphnaeoides Trimen, 1873 | Yellow-banded Sapphire | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Philiris innotatus Miskin, 1874 | Common moonbeam | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus anna lotis Lintner, 1878 | Anna´s Blue | | Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851 | | | Teriomima zuluana Van Son, 1949 | Zulu Buff |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Saint Lucia
 | | 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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