Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Sonora (Northwest Mexico, Mexico)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 312
2353
4265 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 311
2352
4264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 300
2309
4169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 197
1832
3395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
574
814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
574
814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
574
814 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
356
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
348
532 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
152
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 33
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sonora
33 Genera with 42 Species
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1887 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyanophrys Clench, 1868 | Greenstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dolymorpha Holland, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaurotis Scudder, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypostrymon Clench, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1973 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1869 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1965 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rekoa Kaye, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1852 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1857 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thereus Hübner, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ziegleria Johnson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sonora
42 Species and 6 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Callophrys affinis chapmani Gorelick, 2005 | Apama Hairstreak | | Callophrys rhodope (F.D. Godman ..., 1887) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Cyanophrys longula Hewitson, 1868 | Brown-spotted Greenstreak | | Dolymorpha jada Hewitson, 1867 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Erora quaderna Hewitson, 1868 | Arizona Hairstreak | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873 | Colorado hairstreak | | Hypostrymon critola Hewitson, 1874 | Grizzled Hairstreak | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lycaena cyna (Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Zizula cyna Edwards, 1881 | | Lycaena nais Edwards, 1871 | | | Lycaena rhaea (Boisduval, 1869) | ⇒ Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Ministrymon clytie Edwards, 1877 | Clytie Hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Plebejus melissa mexicana Clench, 1965 | Melissa Blue | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Satyrium (Satyrium) auretorum Boisduval, 1852 | Gold Hunter´s Hairstreak | | Strymon bebrycia Hewitson, 1868 | Balloon-Vine Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920 | | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Thereus rindgei (K. Johnson, 1989) | ⇒ Thereus cithonius Godart, 1824 | | Ziegleria guzanta Schaus, 1902 | Orange-crescent Groundstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sonora
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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