Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Windward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 210
1030
1521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 210
1030
1521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 208
1028
1519 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
848
1272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
84
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
84
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
84
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
54
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
52
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
36
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
12 Genera with 15 Species | Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1923 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1868 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 Species and 3 Subspecies | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon burdi (W.J. Kaye, 1923) | ⇒ Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudolycaena cybele (Godman & Salvin, 1896) | ⇒ Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pseudolycaena marsyas cybele Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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