Lampides boeticus

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Overview

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Family Lycaenidae

'The Lycaenidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, this family has approximately 4,700 species that are unevenly distributed. Coppers are especially dominant in north temperate regions , blues are richest in the Old World tropics and north temperate zones, and hairstreaks are particularly abundant in New World tropics. The adults are typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges. Adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs , though most males have fused segments in their front legs. Most adults visit flowers for nectar, but some harvesters feed on wooly aphid honeydew and some hairstreaks feed on aphid honeydew or bird droppings. Females lay single, sea urchin shaped eggs on host leaves or flower buds; the resulting caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. In many species, caterpillars depend on ants for protection, so caterpillars produce sugary secretions that are collected by the ants. Most species overwinter in either the egg or pupal stage.

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Subfamily Polyommatinae

Blues are tiny to small butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae. Distributed worldwide, they are most diverse in Southeast Asia, tropical Africa, and northern temperate regions . Most of the nearly 50 North American species are found in the west. Adult males are predominantly blue above, due to reflected light rather than pigmentation . Some males and most females are largely brown above. Below, wings of both sexes are usually gray-white with black spots or streaks. Adults in some genera (Euphilotes, Lycaeides, Plebulina, and Icaricia) have more or less prominent orange submarginal bands on their hindwings . Most adults are found near their host plants , and they do not fly long distances , though some tropical and subtropical species undertake long migrations. Adults visit flowers for nectar. Males frequent moist sand and mud , and females lay eggs singly on host plant leaves or flowers. As caterpillars, they secrete sugary secretions that attract ants , and caterpillars of some species are raised in ant nests. Blues usually overwinter in the pupal stage.[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lampides

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. boeticus (Bean Butterfly)

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Further Reading

• A handbook to the order Lepidoptera. By W. F. Kirby. London, E. Lloyd, limited, 1896-1897. url .
• Bibliography (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: C.A. Bridges, c1993. url p. 186.
• British journal of entomology and natural history. [London]: British Entomological and Natural History Society, 1988- url , p. 106, p. 133, p. 135, p. 35, p. 52, p. 54, p. 76, p. 83, p. 95.
• Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1950-1977. url p. 407, p. 459, p. 491, p. 498.
• Catalogue of the family-group, genus-group and species-group names of the Riodinidae & Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera) of the world / Charles A. Bridges. Urbana, Ill.: C.A. Bridges, c1994. url p. 18, p. 20, p. 55.
• Cooperative economic insect report. Hyattsville, MD. [etc.]Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health Service. url p. 1087, p. 11, p. 1249, p. 14, p. 20, p. 204, p. 27, p. 27, p. 29, p. 3, p. 3, p. 304, p. 345, p. 395, p. 398, p. 4, p. 416, p. 46, p. 502, p. 51, p. 695, p. 7, p. 737, p. 77, p. 800, p. 906, p. 99.
• Days with birds; studies of habits of some East African species. 38 1956 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1956. url p. 297.
• Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- url p. 271, p. 42.
• List of intercepted plant pests / United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. G.P.O.], 1932- url p. 103, p. 113, p. 121, p. 123, p. 125, p. 128, p. 132, p. 146, p. 21, p. 21, p. 21, p. 21, p. 22, p. 23, p. 23, p. 24, p. 24, p. 25, p. 25, p. 25, p. 26, p. 27, p. 28, p. 29, p. 30, p. 30, p. 31, p. 32, p. 33, p. 33, p. 34, p. 34, p. 34, p. 35, p. 36, p. 36, p. 36, p. 36, p. 36, p. 37, p. 37, p. 37, p. 38, p. 38, p. 39, p. 39, p. 4, p. 4, p. 4, p. 4, p. 40, p. 41, p. 41, p. 43, p. 43, p. 43, p. 44, p. 44, p. 44, p. 44, p. 44, p. 44, p. 45, p. 45, p. 45, p. 45, p. 45, p. 47, p. 47, p. 48, p. 49, p. 5, p. 50, p. 50, p. 50, p. 50, p. 51, p. 51, p. 52, p. 52, p. 53, p. 53, p. 533, p. 54, p. 55, p. 55, p. 56, p. 56, p. 57, p. 58, p. 58, p. 59, p. 59, p. 60, p. 63, p. 63, p. 64, p. 64, p. 88, p. 92, p. 97, p. 99.
• Proceedings and transactions of the British Entomological and Natural History Society. London, British Entomological and Natural History Society. url p. 100, p. 104, p. 105, p. 107, p. 12, p. 12, p. 13, p. 14, p. 18, p. 20, p. 29, p. 3, p. 30, p. 4, p. 59, p. 78, p. 8, p. 8, p. 93, p. 97, p. 98, p. 99.
• Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 47, p. 50, p. 64.
• Proceedings of the South London Entomological & Natural History Society. London [Eng]: South London Entomological and Natural history Society, [1897-1933] url p. 135, p. 33, p. 65, p. 70.
• Records of the Indian Museum. Calcutta: Pub. by order of the trustees of the Indian Museum, . 1907-1962. url p. 371.
• The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. s.l., s.n. url , , , , , , , , , , , , p. 10, p. 10, p. 100, p. 103, p. 109, p. 111, p. 111, p. 111, p. 116, p. 116, p. 122, p. 123, p. 124, p. 129, p. 13, p. 131, p. 132, p. 133, p. 134, p. 138, p. 139, p. 14, p. 140, p. 142, p. 143, p. 150, p. 151, p. 152, p. 153, p. 155, p. 157, p. 161, p. 162, p. 163, p. 171, p. 176, p. 176, p. 177, p. 180, p. 185, p. 187, p. 189, p. 189, p. 190, p. 194, p. 195, p. 202, p. 203, p. 204, p. 206, p. 206, p. 207, p. 208, p. 211, p. 211, p. 212, p. 217, p. 218, p. 219, p. 22, p. 224, p. 225, p. 226, p. 227, p. 240, p. 243, p. 243, p. 247, p. 250, p. 260, p. 262, p. 268, p. 268, p. 269, p. 27, p. 274, p. 275, p. 277, p. 277, p. 278, p. 279, p. 281, p. 3, p. 30, p. 30, p. 307, p. 309, p. 31, p. 31, p. 317, p. 322, p. 326, p. 328, p. 329, p. 33, p. 332, p. 338, p. 40, p. 41, p. 41, p. 46, p. 47, p. 57, p. 59, p. 60, p. 60, p. 62, p. 63, p. 67, p. 7, p. 7, p. 7, p. 72, p. 72, p. 73, p. 77, p. 85, p. 87, p. 87, p. 89, p. 89, p. 9, p. 92, p. 95, p. 99, p. 99.
• The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- url , , , , p. 130, p. 149, p. 149, p. 160, p. 177, p. 231, p. 244, p. 288, p. 297, p. 297, p. 298, p. 6.
• The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url , , p. 132.
• The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. London: Academic Press [etc.], 1865-1968. url p. 543.
• The Natural history of Enewetak Atoll / edited by Dennis M. Devaney. .. [et al.]; prepared by Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge, Tenn.: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division, c1987. url p. 165.
• The butterflies of the British Isles / 1906 London: F. Warne, 1906. url p. 200.
• Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. London: [The Society], 1879- url p. 28.
• Veröffentlichungen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. 2 1951 München: Die Staatssammlung, url p. 15.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 17, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Mokpo Museum of Natural History, Mokpo Museum of Natural History Insect
• National Institute of Genetics, ROIS, Entomological Specimens of Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo Pref., Japan
• OZCAM
• Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• SysTax, Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
• SysTax, SysTax
• University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology, Lepidoptera Observations from New Zealand by Donald Hobern
• inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2765798
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-203580.0
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13730452
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 117253
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEPFA010
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15055

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=16&sci=Lycaenidae&com=Gossamer-wing Butterflies [back]
2. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Plebulina&search=Search [back]

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