Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Woodlands County (Central Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
785
946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
783
944 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
744
899 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 161
648
790 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
228
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
228
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
228
313 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
176
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
163
244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
50
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Woodlands County
17 Genera with 26 Species | Callophrys Billberg, 1877 | Elfins | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castalius Hübner, 1865 | Common Pierrot | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | Chalceria Fabricius, 1807 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphilotes Mattoni, 1867 | American Dotted Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852 | Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harkenclenus Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Icaricia Nabokov, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Jamides Hübner, 0 | Ceruleans | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lysandra Hemming, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebejus Kluk, 1852 | Small Jewel Blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Woodlands County
26 Species and 1 Subspecies | Callophrys (Callophrys) affinis (Edwards, 1862) | ⇒ Callophrys dumetorum Boisduval, 1852 | | Callophrys (Callophrys) sheridanii Carpenter, 1877 | 'Alpine' Sheridan's Hairstreak | | Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865 | | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Euphilotes battoides Behr, 1867 | 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852 | Arrowhead Blue | | Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793 | | Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852 | Boisduval's blue | | Jamides cyta cyta | | | Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus hesperica Rambur, 1839 | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852 | Blue Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) rubidus Behr, 1866 | 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Lycaena (Tharsalea) arota Boisduval, 1852 | Tail Copper Butterfly | | Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851 | | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Woodlands 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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