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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Sutton County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
186
853
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
185
852
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
179
827
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
119
656
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
235
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
235
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
235
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
149
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
147
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
56
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
11
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sutton County
11 Genera with 11 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Callicista Grote, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hypaurotis Scudder, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1920Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sutton County
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823
Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873Colorado hairstreak
Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973)⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Sutton County
SubfamilyLycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
5
5
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