Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region St. Mary Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
542
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
542
653 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 149
519
620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
443
527 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
130
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
130
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
130
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
92
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
89
113 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
53
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 12
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for St. Mary Parish
12 Genera with 15 Species | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1775 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1931 | Common Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1824 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1864 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Mary Parish
15 Species | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cyaniris semiargus (Rottemburg, 1775) | ⇒ Polyommatus semiargus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Electrostrymon angelia Hewitson, 1874 | Angelic Hairstreak | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes perkinsae Kaye, 1931 | Perkins´ Blue | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Verde Azul Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in St. Mary Parish
 | | 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
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