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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Webb County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
629
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
628
667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
179
613
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
502
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
24
121
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
24
121
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
24
121
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
76
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
71
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
12
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Webb County
12 Genera with 12 Species
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ocaria Clench, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilotes Beuret, 1813Chequered Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thecla Fabricius, 1868Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Webb County
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Allotinus portunus portunus
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Ocaria ocrisia Hewitson, 1868Black Hairstreak
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Pseudophilotes panoptes Hübner, 1813Panoptes Blue
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thecla gnosia (Hewitson, 1868)⇒ Gargina gnosia Hewitson, 1868

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Webb County
SubfamilyMiletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
4
4
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