Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region San Mateo County (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 277
1363
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1363
1646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 262
1324
1596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 186
1132
1393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
311
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
311
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
309
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
219
311 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
196
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
83
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 23
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for San Mateo County
23 Genera with 35 Species #BCDEGHILMPS
| Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1881 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Candalides Hübner, 1879 | Dusky blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1946 | Greenstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1798 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1806 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Mateo County
35 Species | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Candalides hyacinthina Semper, 1879 | Common Dusky Blue | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench, 1946 | Clench's greenstreak | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798 | Bean blue | | Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852 | 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) gorgon Boisduval, 1852 | Buckweat Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Satyrium (Satyrium) behrii W.H. Edwards, 1870 | Behr's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in San Mateo County
 | | 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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