Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
2427
3666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2423
3662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
2383
3584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
2026
3108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
672
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
672
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
484
922 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
442
839 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
94
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 39
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Vancouver Island
39 Genera with 58 Species #ACDEGHIJLMPST
| Aloeides Hübner, 1973 | Coppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | Apharitis Riley, 1925 | Tawny Silverline | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1852 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiocerses Hübner, 1857 | Scarlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azanus Moore, 1880 | Babul Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1881 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1837 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1864 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cigaritis Donzel, 1851 | Barred Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 0 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchrysops Butler, 1887 | Cupids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1863 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1852 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Iolaus Hübner, 1965 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lachnocnema Trimen & Bowker, 1887 | Woolly Legs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidochrysops Hedicke, 1893 | Giant Cupids | 4 | Species | Taxom | Leptomyrina Butler, 1898 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1976 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Penaincisalia Johnson, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuxentius Larsen, 1855 | Pied pierrots | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vancouver Island
58 Species and 7 Subspecies | Aloeides aranda Wallengren, 1857 | Aranda Copper | | Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 | Swanepoel's Copper | | Aricia (Icaricia) icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | | Axiocerses tjoane Wallengren, 1857 | Commom Scarlet | | Azanus mirza Plötz, 1880 | Mirza Babul Blue | | Callophrys (Incisalia) fotis Strecker, 1877 | Arizona Gray Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) mossii H. Edwards, 1881 | Doudoroff Elfin | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chrysoritis chrysaor Trimen, 1864 | Burnished Opal | | Cigaritis natalensis Westwood, 1851 | Natal Bar | | Cupido agriades | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euchrysops dolorosa Trimen, 1887 | Sabi Smoky Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Icaricia icarioides blackmorei Barnes & McD..., 1919 | Boisduval´s Blue | | Icaricia lupini (Goodpasture, 1973) | ⇒ Aricia lupini Boisduval, 1869 | | Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863 | Greenish blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Incisalia irioides Boisduval, 1852 | | | Iolaus aphnaeoides aethes (Clench, 1965) | ⇒ Iolaus aethes Clench, 1964 | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lachnocnema bibulus Fabricius, 1793 | Common Woolly Legs | | Lachnocnema durbani Trimen, 1887 | D'Urban's Woolly Legs | | Lepidochrysops asteris Godart, 1823 | Brilliant Blue | | Lepidochrysops ignota Trimen, 1887 | Zulu Blue | | Lepidochrysops patricia Trimen, 1887 | Patricia Blue | | Lepidochrysops procera Trimen, 1893 | Grassveld Nimble Blue | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) mariposa Reakirt, 1866 | Forest Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) nivalis Boisduval, 1869 | Brown Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Mitoura barryi (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura rosneri (Johnson, 1976) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997) | ⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997 | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798 | Arctic Blue | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) dorylas Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Albarracin Chalk-hill Blue | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium calanus calanus Hübner, 1809 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Tuxentius calice Hopffer, 1855 | White Pie |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Vancouver Island
 | | 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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