Checklist for Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 (Blue butterflies)
and region Yellowknife (North Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 102
257
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 102
257
267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 94
248
256 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
209
222 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
30
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
28
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 4
21
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yellowknife
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Yellowknife
10 Species | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cupido agriades | | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837 | 'Maine' Dorcas Copper | | Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761 | | Plebejus (Plebejus) saepiolus (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena clarki Dickson, 1971 | | Plebejus (Vacciniina) optilete (Knoch, 1781) | ⇒ Plebejus optilete Knoch, 1781 |
Subnodes of Lycaenidae with occurrences in Yellowknife
 | | 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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