Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region West Virginia (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 419
3097
6568 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 417
3093
6563 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 394
3002
6364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 278
2479
5175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 64
1117
2792 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 63
1116
2791 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 61
1109
2782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
702
1809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
631
1520 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
104
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 31
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Virginia
31 Genera with 57 Species #ACEFGHILPST
| Agriades Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1907 | Elfins | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1960 | Azures | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Celestrina Matsumura, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilades Moore, 0 | Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupido Schrank, 1824 | Tailed Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fixsenia Scudder, 1797 | Poling’s Hairstreak | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypaurotis Scudder, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incisalia Scudder, 1823 | Elfins | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Iridana Aurivillius, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 4 | Species | Taxom | Lycaenopsis C.Felder & R..., 1865 | Hedge Blues | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parrhasius Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1793 | Satyr Orchids | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1865 | Hairstreaks | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Virginia
57 Species and 4 Subspecies | Agriades hylas Schiffermüller, 1776 | | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Callophrys (Callophrys) 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 polia Cook & Watson, 1907 | Hoary elfin | | Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793 | Red Banded Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic 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 | | Celestrina ladon | Spring Azure | | Chilades parrhasius parrhasius | | | Cupido (Everes) comyntas Godart, 1824 | Eastern Tail-blue | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | Early hairstreak | | Erora laetus | ⇒ Erora laeta Edwards, 1862 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Everes comyntas (Godart, 1824) | ⇒ Cupido comyntas Godart, 1824 | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797) | ⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hypaurotis crysalus Edwards, 1873 | Colorado hairstreak | | Incisalia augustus (Kirby, 1837) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Incisalia henrici (Grote & Robi..., 1867) | ⇒ Callophrys henrici Grote & Robi..., 1867 | | Incisalia irus Godart, 1824 | Fosted Elfin | | Incisalia niphon (Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 | | Iridana bwamba Stempffer, 1964 | | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775 | Bronze Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Parrhasius m-album Boisduval & ..., 1833 | White hairstreak | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Satyrium (Fixsenia) favonius Smith, 1797 | 'Northern' Oak 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) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Satyrium (Satyrium) titus Fabricius, 1793 | Coral Hairstreak | | Scolitantides orion battus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla euptychia Draudt, 1920 | | | Thecla irus Godart, 1823 | | | Thecla tityrus Felder & Felder, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in West Virginia | Subfamily | Lycaeninae
Leach, 1815
Asian Sapphires, Coppers | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Miletinae
Corbet, 1939
Apeflies, Harvester, Harvesters | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Polyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 12
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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