Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
514
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
454
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
184
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
122
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
121
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
77
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 15
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tobago
15 Genera with 27 Species | Calicopis | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chalybs Hübner, 1921 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1907 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1767 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psaudolycaena | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rekoa Kaye, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1970 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1868 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ziegleria Johnson, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tobago
27 Species and 2 Subspecies | Calicopis calus | Violet-tinted Hairstreak | | Calycopis beon Stoll, , 1780 | | | Calycopis cyphara | | | Calycopis hesperitis Butler & Druce, 1872 | | | Calycopis origo Godman & Salvin, 1887 | Origo Groundstreak | | Calycopis sangala | | | Calycopis spurina | Brick-spotted Blue | | Chalybs herodotus | Large Green Hairstreak | | Chalybs simaethis (Drury ; Kaye, 1921) | ⇒ Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895 | Muted Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon nubes (H.H. Druce, 1907) | ⇒ Electrostrymon joya Dognin, 1895 | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus lanno | Common Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Ministrymon echion (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | | Psaudolycaena marsyas | Cambridge Blue | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Rekoa palegon Cramer, 1780 | Gold-banded Hairstreak | | Rekoa zebina Hewitson, 1869 | Double-spotted Slate Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus called Leptotes bub..., 1970 | | | Strymon faunalia called Leptotes fau..., 1970 | | | Thecla basalides Hübner, 1837 | | | Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868 | | | Tmolus basalides (Hübner, 1837) | ⇒ Thecla basalides Hübner, 1837 | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak | | Ziegleria ceromia Hewitson, 1877 | Ceromia Groundstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tobago
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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