Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Santa Cruz (Starr County, Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 174
623
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 174
623
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 166
604
554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 120
529
484 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
173
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
173
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
173
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
141
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
139
166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
60
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Santa Cruz (Starr County)
10 Species | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868 | Black Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Santa Cruz (Starr 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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