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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Tucumán (Northwest Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
215
1139
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
215
1139
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
1122
1519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
153
857
1112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
222
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
222
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
222
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
172
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
158
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
64
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
10
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tucumán
10 Genera with 13 Species
Angulopis Harry Kendon..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyanophrys Clench, 1946Greenstreaks2SpeciesTaxom
Itylos Draudt, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Paralycaeides Nabokov, 02SpeciesTaxom
Plesiocyanophrys K. Johnson ,..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pontirama Johnson, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Sithon Hübner, 1912Orange and Black Royals1SpeciesTaxom
Telipna Aurivillius, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1909Hairstreaks2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tucumán
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Angulopis tucumanensis
Cyanophrys abnormis (Clench, 1946)⇒ Cyanophrys acaste Prittwitz, 1865
Cyanophrys argentinensis Clench, 1946
Itylos moza Staudinger, 1894
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Paralycaeides oreopola (K.J. Hayward, 1949)⇒ Paralycaeides vapa Staudinger, 1894
Paralycaeides oreopula
Plesiocyanophrys argentinensis Clench, 1946
Pontirama brunea (Johnson, 1992)⇒ Rhamma brunea K. Johnson, 1992
Sithon nedymond ismarus Fruhstorfer, 1912Plush
Telipna acraea acraea Westwood, , 1851
Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920
Thecla gamma Druce, 1909

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tucumán
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
6
8
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