Checklist of Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (And blues)
for Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 522
4720
9946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 520
4716
9941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 494
4590
9612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 340
3833
7991 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 65
1149
2510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 64
1148
2509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1145
2506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
735
1665 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
649
1393 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
124
236 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 38
72 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virginia
38 Genera with 72 Species
| Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arawacus Kaye, 1804 | Stripestreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 2005 | Azures | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoritis Butler, 1764 | Coppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1823 | Elfins | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampides Hübner, 1767 | Ceruleans and Peablues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1775 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1819 | Elfins | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parrhasius Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1825 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1793 | Satyr Orchids | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1865 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1823 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virginia
72 Species and 11 Subspecies | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Arawacus amelia (Herbst, 1804) | ⇒ Arawacus aetolus Sultzer, 1776 | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | | Callophrys gryneus gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | | Callophrys (Incisalia) augustinus Westwood, 1852 | Brown Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Balcones Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) irus (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907) | ⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | | Callophrys (Mitoura) gryneus Hübner, 1819 | 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak | | Callophrys (Mitoura) hesseli Rawson & Zie..., 1950 | Hessel's hairstreak | | Callophrys damastus (J.B. Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Callophrys damon (C. Stoll, 1782) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | Hoary elfin | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina idella Dav.M. Wrigh..., 1999 | American Holly Azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina lucia (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina neglecta W.H. Edwards, 1862 | Summer Azure | | Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina nigra Forbes, 1960 | Dusky Azure | | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005 | Cherry Gall Azure | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Chrysoritis zeuxo zeuxo Linnaeus, 1764 | | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Incisalia augustinus (Westwood, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Incisalia lanoraieensis (Sheppard, 1934) | ⇒ Callophrys lanoraieensis Sheppard, 1934 | | Incisalia niphon (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 | | Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767 | Bean butterfly | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Miletus mallus mallus Fruhstorfer, 1913 | Mallus brownie | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mitoura hesseli (Rawson & Zie..., 1950) | ⇒ Callophrys hesseli Rawson & Zie..., 1950 | | Mitoura siva (Hübner, 1819) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Parrhasius m-album Boisduval & ..., 1833 | White hairstreak | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Polyommatus eros eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Polyommatus eros Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889) | ⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879 | | Polyommatus icarus lacon Jermyns, 1825 | | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius Smith, 1797 | 'Northern' Oak Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) acadica W. H. Edwards, 1862 | Acadian Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806 | Banded Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) caryaevorus McDunnough, 1942 | Hickory Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) edwardsii Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Edward's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | King's hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) titus Fabricius, 1793 | Coral Hairstreak | | Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Strymon kingi Klots & Clench, 1952 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tajuria mantra jalysus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Virginia
 | | Lycaenidae (Leach 1815) |
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