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Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Yellow Point (Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Yellow Point (Cowichan Valley)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1976Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Penaincisalia Johnson, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yellow Point (Cowichan Valley)
3 Species
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Mitoura barryi (Johnson, 1976)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Penaincisalia incisalia (J.F. Le Crom..., 1997)⇒ Penaincisalia swarthea Le Crom & K...., 1997

Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yellow Point (Cowichan Valley)
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues
2
2
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