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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Southwest (Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
252
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
252
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
233
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
210
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
136
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
136
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
136
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
115
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
110
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southwest (Lenoir County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southwest (Lenoir County)
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Southwest (Lenoir County)
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
1
1
Genus
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