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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Blues

Common Name
blues
coppers
gossamer-winged butterflies
hairstreaks
harvesters
Gossamer-wing Butterflies

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

  • To view all branches of a respective taxonomic level, see the Taxa column.
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  • By default, the list view will always show the child branches of the current taxon.

Branches of Lycaenidae

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Subfamily4
Tribe5
Subtribe2
Genus41
Subgenus21
Species1617
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies41919
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa65326

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomProtostomia
SuperphylumEcdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderLepidoptera
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyLycaenidae

Viewing: descendants of Lycaenidae