Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region San Diego (San Diego County, California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
1095
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
1095
1549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 200
1079
1526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 155
957
1398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
285
377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
285
377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
285
377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
177
230 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
167
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
61
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 19
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for San Diego
19 Genera with 27 Species | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1914 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Diego
27 Species and 1 Subspecies | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | 'Bramble' Bramble Hairstreak | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Euphilotes glaucon (Behr, 1867) | ⇒ Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Hermelycaena) hermes Edwards, 1870 | Hermes Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Rapala rhoda sarata Fruhstorfer, 1914 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla orcidia Hewitson, 1874 | | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in San Diego
 | | 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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