Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Willacy County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 110
348
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 110
348
371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 106
338
354 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 82
296
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
100
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
100
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
100
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
68
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
64
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
41
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Willacy County
10 Genera with 12 Species | Callicista Grote, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calycopis Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panthiades Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Willacy County
12 Species | Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793 | | | Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872 | Dusky Blue Hairstreak | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Ministrymon clytie Edwards, 1877 | Clytie Hairstreak | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Panthiades bathis (Fabricius, 1781) | ⇒ Panthiades bathildis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Thecla marius (Lucas, 1857) | ⇒ Rekoa marius Lucas, 1857 | | Thecla rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Willacy County
 | | 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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