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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Spring Creek (Barnes County, North Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
173
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
60
173
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
150
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
142
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
108
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
108
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
108
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
89
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spring Creek (Barnes County)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Harkenclenus Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeides Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1775Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1867Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spring Creek (Barnes County)
11 Species
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775Bronze Copper
Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867Edward's hairstreak

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Spring Creek (Barnes County)
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
3
3
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