Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Sierra Nevada (California, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
581
923 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 166
579
922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
565
903 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 115
485
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
101
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
101
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
101
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
84
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
82
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
44
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sierra Nevada (California)
17 Genera with 28 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chalceria Fabricius, 1807 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1865 | Tailed Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | Epidemia Scudder, 1876 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1767 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tharsalea Fabricius, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Nevada (California)
28 Species | Callophrys (Callophrys) perplexa (Barnes & Ben..., 1923) | ⇒ Callophrys sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) fotis Strecker, 1877 | Arizona Gray Elfin | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Cupido pheres Boisduval, 1852 | | | Cupido podarce (Felder & Felder, 1865) | ⇒ Alaena exotica Collins & La..., 2005 | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767 | Common Zebra Blue | | Lycaena (Chalceria) editha Mead, 1878 | Edith's copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Mitoura nelsoni (Hübner, 1819) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Silver-studded Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) argyrognomon Bergsträsser, 1779 | Northern blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | 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) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Tharsalea arota (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena arota Boisduval, 1852 | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sierra Nevada (California)
 | | 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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