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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Southwest (Chestermere Lake, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
448
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
448
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
116
424
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
376
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
178
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
178
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
178
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
147
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
140
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
36
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
8
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest (Chestermere Lake)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Chalceria Fabricius, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1852Elfins2SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1976Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1761Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest (Chestermere Lake)
8 Species
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Southwest (Chestermere Lake)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lycaenidae (Leach 1815)
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