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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Tarcoles (Garabito, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
2160
2400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
2160
2400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
2152
2390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
1914
2183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
849
1264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
849
1264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
849
1264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
580
912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
567
902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
87
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tarcoles
8 Genera with 9 Species
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Chalybs Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Eupsychellus Horsfield, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1916Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1825Meadow Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1823Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tarcoles
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Atlides atys Cramer, 1779Atys Hairstreak
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Chalybs janias Cramer, 1782Janias Greenstreak
Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876Imperial Hairstreak
Lampides aegithus Fruhstorfer, 1916
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825
Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775
Thecla strophius Godart, 1823

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tarcoles
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
5
6
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