Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region South Carolina (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 452
3912
7889 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 451
3909
7885 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 426
3807
7668 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 293
3148
6413 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 61
1298
3015 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
1297
3014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1296
3013 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
773
1881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
691
1597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
122
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 36
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South Carolina
36 Genera with 59 Species #ABCDEFGHILMPST
| Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1873 | Pygmy blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1984 | Azures | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euristrymon Scudder, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1797 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyllolycaena Fabricius, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypochrysops C. Felder & ..., 1874 | Jewels | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1823 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridana Aurivillius, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1950 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parrhasius Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaincisalia Johnson, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 0 | Satyr Orchids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1865 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Carolina
59 Species and 9 Subspecies | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Eastern pygmy blue | | Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873) | ⇒ Brephidium isophthalma Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Balcones Elfin | | Callophrys henrici yahwehus (Gatrelle, 1999) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) irus (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina idella Dav.M. Wrigh..., 1999 | American Holly Azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euristrymon favonius | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797) | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hyllolycaena hyllus (Cramer, 1776) | ⇒ Lycaena hyllus Cramer, 1775 | | Hypochrysops digglesii - Hewitson, 1874 | Diggle's Blue | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Incisalia irus Godart, 1824 | Fosted Elfin | | Incisalia niphon (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lysandra bellargus tiphys Esper, 1778 | | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura hesseli (Rawson & Zie..., 1950) | ⇒ Callophrys hesseli Rawson & Zie..., 1950 | | Parrhasius m-album Boisduval & ..., 1833 | White hairstreak | | Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997) | ⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997 | | Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius Smith, 1797 | 'Northern' Oak Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | King's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) titus Fabricius, 1793 | Coral Hairstreak | | Satyrium falacer | | | Strymon kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | | | Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tajuria mantra jalysus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in South Carolina | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 13
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 15
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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