Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 355
2533
4360 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 353
2531
4358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 345
2499
4310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 233
1995
3533 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
466
722 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
332
544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
319
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
102
188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 20
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Windward Islands
20 Genera with 42 Species | Allosmaitia Harry Kendon..., 1904 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aricia Reichenbach, 1775 | Arguses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1758 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorostrymon Clench, 1770 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Electrostrymon Clench, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1761 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1857 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jalmenus Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1857 | Common Blues | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miletus Hubner, 1913 | Brownies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1758 | Small Jewel Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyommatus Latreille, 1775 | Meadow Blues | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolycaena Wallengren, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1869 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolitantides Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Symbiopsis Nicolay, 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1877 | Hairstreaks | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Windward Islands
42 Species and 17 Subspecies | Allosmaitia coelebs Herrich-Schä..., 1862 | Cuban Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Godman´s Hairstreak | | Allosmaitia subobscura (P.I. Lathy, 1904) | ⇒ Allosmaitia piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Brown Argus | | Callophrys (Callophrys) rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon clenchi W. Comstock ..., 1943 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon maesites Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | Amethyst Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis Drury, 1773 | Key Lime Hairstreak | | Chlorostrymon simaethis simaethis Drury, 1770 | Silver-banded Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | Angerona Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon burdi (W.J. Kaye, 1923) | ⇒ Electrostrymon angerona Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | Dominican Hairstreak | | Electrostrymon otoheba (H.G. Dyar, 1914) | ⇒ Electrostrymon dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | Glaucopsyche (Glaucopsyche) alexis (Poda, 1761) | ⇒ Polyommatus icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus hanno astenidas P.H. Lucas, 1857 | | | Hemiargus hanno watsoni (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas Lucas, 1857 | Ceraunus Blue | | Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | Cassius Blue | | Leptotes cassius cassius (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | | Leptotes cassius chadwicki (Comstock & H..., 1946) | ⇒ Leptotes cassius cassioides Boisduval, 1870 | | Leptotes cassius theonus Lucas, 1857 | Cassius Blue | | Lycaena hippothoe Linnaeus, 1761 | Purple-edged Copper | | Miletus gaetulus aphytis Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Plebejus argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Plebejus argus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus Rottemburg, 1775 | Adonis Blue | | Polyommatus escheri roseonitens Oberthür & ..., 1910 | | | Polyommatus (Polyommatus) icarus Rottemburg, 1775 | Common Blue | | Pseudolycaena cybele (Godman & Salvin, 1896) | ⇒ Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | | Pseudolycaena marsyas Linnaeus, 1758 | Cambridge Blue | | Pseudolycaena marsyas cybele Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | | Satyrium saepium chalcis Edwards, 1869 | Hedgerow Hairstreak | | Scolitantides (Scolitantides) orion Pallas, 1771 | Checkered Blue | | Strymon acis Drury, 1773 | Acis Hairstreak | | Strymon acis acis Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Strymon bubastus ponce (Comstock & H..., 1943) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Strymon columella Fabricius, 1793 | Columella Hairstreak | | Strymon rufofusca Hewitson, 1877 | Red-crescent Scrub-Hair. | | Strymon sapota (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Symbiopsis smalli (Nicolay, 1971) | ⇒ Symbiopsis rickmani Schaus, 1902 | | Thecla dominicana Lathy, 1904 | | | Thecla fidentia Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla otoheba Dyar, 1914 | | | Thecla piplea Godman & Salvin, 1896 | | | Thecla ponce (Stoll, 1780) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla salona (Hewitson, 1868) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | | Thecla sangala Hewitson, 1868 | | | Thecla sapota (Hewitson, 1877) | ⇒ Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Windward Islands
 | | 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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