Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 145
1055
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 145
1055
1464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 139
1030
1426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 101
967
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
654
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
654
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
653
992 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
437
718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
428
707 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
96
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 19
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
19 Genera with 33 Species | Arawacus Kaye, 1776 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | Callicista Grote, 1873 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chalybs Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsychellus Horsfield, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evenus Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 1861 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1873 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyniphes Kaye, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rapala Moore, 1775 | Flashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1869 | Hairstreaks | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Theritas Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tmolus Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
33 Species and 1 Subspecies | Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | Aetolus Stripestreak | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Calycopis origo Godman & Salvin, 1887 | Origo Groundstreak | | Chalybs hassan Stoll, 1790 | Hassan Greenstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon telea Hewitson, 1868 | Telea Hairstreak | | Eupsychellus staphylus Fruhstorfer, 1919 | | | Evenus regalis Cramer, 1779 | Regal Hairstreak | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Jamides bochus astraptes Felder, 1861 | | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Ministrymon azia Hewitson, 1873 | Azia hairstreak | | Panthiades aeolus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Panthiades bitias Cramer, 1777 | Bitias Hairstreak | | Panthiades pelion (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Panthiades aeolus Fabricius, 1775 | | Polyniphes dumenilii Godart, 1823 | | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Rapala sphinx Fabricius, 1775 | Brilliant Flash | | Strymon bazochii Godart, 1824 | Lantana Scrub Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Thecla ergina (Hewitson, 1867) | ⇒ Kolana ergina Hewitson, 1867 | | Thecla hemon Cramer, 1775 | | | Thecla herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Cyanophrys herodotus Fabricius, 1793 | | Thecla hesperitis Butler & Druce, 1872 | | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Thecla megarus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla mulucha Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thecla palegon Cramer, 1782 | | | Thecla syllis Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Thecla tympania Hewitson, 1869 | | | Theritas mavors Hübner, 1818 | Deep-green Hairstreak | | Tmolus echion Linnaeus, 1767 | Four-Spotted Hairstreak |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
 | | 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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