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Pygmy Blues

Brephidium

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Brephidium
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Brephidium
Genus recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, French Polynesia Species List, Namibia Species List, South Africa Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, Mexico Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Pacific Species List, NCBI, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and iNaturalist data coverage
Brephidium
Recognized by North American Butterfly Knowledge Network
Brephidium Scudder 1876
Genus recognized by GBIF classification, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Brephidium exilis isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852))
Lycaena exilis Boisduval 1852
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Lycaena Fabricius, 1807)
? isophthalma Herrich-Schäffer, 1862
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Lycaenidae)
Brephidium
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors, iDigBio type specimen records, Flickr Group, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions

Common Names

English

Pygmy Blues preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

褐小灰蝶屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بريفيديوم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

褐小灰蝶 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

褐小灰蝶属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

褐小灰蝶屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

褐小灰蝶屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Brephidium

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Brephidium (this page)
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren 1860)
Brephidium pipinus Mz.
Acesina
Adaluma
Agrodiaetus
Ahlbergia
Alaena
Albulina
Arases
Argyrocheila
Argyrocupha
Artopoetes
Atlides
Caerofethra
Caleta
Callicista
Candora
Catapoecilma
Chrysozephyrus
Cigaritis
Contrafacia
Cyaniris
Cyanophrys
Deciduphagus
Desmolycaena
Deudorix
Dolymorpha
Echinargus
Elkalyce
Epitolina
Eresina
Erikssonia
Erina
Erysichton
Esakiozephyrus
Euliphyrodes
Eumaeus
Euphilotes
Famegana
Femniterga
Flos
Gonerilia
Heodes
Holochila
Hypochlorosis
Hyrcanana
Ipidecla
Ithomiopsis
Lampides
Leptotes
Liphyra
Liptenara
Lucia
Lycaenopsis
Maculinea
Mantoides
Mercedes
Micandra
Michaelus
Neoepitola
Nesiostrymon
Neurellipes
Noreena
Olynthus
Oreolyce
Paiwarria
Palaeochrysophanus
Parachrysops
Pentila
Phaeostrymon
Phytala
Plebicula
Praephilotes
Pratapa
Pseudiolaus
Pseudochliaria
Pseudolycaena
Pseudophilotes
Psychonotis
Ptox
Pycnophallium
Remelana
Rhamma
Ritra
Siderus
Superflua
Surendra
Symbiopsis
Taraka
Tarucus
Teratozephyrus
Thaduka
Theclinesthes
Thecliolia
Thersamonia
Tigrinota
Titea
Tmolus
Tongeia
Tuttiola
Zarona
Zeltus
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
Brephidium Scudder 1876 (this page)
Brephidium barbouri Clench 1943
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren 1860)
Brephidium pipinus Mützell
Actizera Chapman 1910
Azanus Moore 1881
Cacyreus Butler 1898
Caleta Fruhstorfer 1922
Castalius Hübner 1819
Catochrysops Boisduval 1832
Celastrina Tutt 1906
Cupido Schrank 1801
Cupidopsis Karsch 1895
Cyaniris Dalman 1816
Cyclargus Nabokov 1945
Danis Fabricius 1807
Echinargus Nabokov 1945
Eicochrysops Bethune-Baker 1924
Euchrysops Butler 1900
Euphilotes Mattoni 1878
Famegana Eliot 1973
Glaucopsyche Scudder 1872
Hemiargus Hübner 1818
Iolana Bethune-Baker 1914
Jamides Hübner 1819
Lampides Hübner 1819
Leptotes Scudder 1876
Lycaenopsis Felder, C., Felder & R. 1865
Megisba Moore 1881
Nabokovia Hemming 1960
Nacaduba Moore 1881
Petrelaea Toxopeus 1929
Philotes Scudder 1876
Philotiella Mattoni 1878
Pithecops Horsfield 1828
Plebejus Kluk 1780
Pseudochrysops Nabokov 1945
Pseudolucia Nabokov 1945
Scolitantides Hübner 1819
Tarucus Moore 1881
Una de Nicéville 1890
Zizeeria Chapman 1910
Zizina Chapman 1910
Zizula Chapman 1910

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Brephidium (this page)
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren 1860)
Brephidium pipinus Mz.
Acesina
Adaluma
Agrodiaetus
Ahlbergia
Alaena
Albulina
Arases
Argyrocheila
Argyrocupha
Artopoetes
Atlides
Caerofethra
Caleta
Callicista
Candora
Catapoecilma
Chrysozephyrus
Cigaritis
Contrafacia
Cyaniris
Cyanophrys
Deciduphagus
Desmolycaena
Deudorix
Dolymorpha
Echinargus
Elkalyce
Epitolina
Eresina
Erikssonia
Erina
Erysichton
Esakiozephyrus
Euliphyrodes
Eumaeus
Euphilotes
Famegana
Femniterga
Flos
Gonerilia
Heodes
Holochila
Hypochlorosis
Hyrcanana
Ipidecla
Ithomiopsis
Lampides
Leptotes
Liphyra
Liptenara
Lucia
Lycaenopsis
Maculinea
Mantoides
Mercedes
Micandra
Michaelus
Neoepitola
Nesiostrymon
Neurellipes
Noreena
Olynthus
Oreolyce
Paiwarria
Palaeochrysophanus
Parachrysops
Pentila
Phaeostrymon
Phytala
Plebicula
Praephilotes
Pratapa
Pseudiolaus
Pseudochliaria
Pseudolycaena
Pseudophilotes
Psychonotis
Ptox
Pycnophallium
Remelana
Rhamma
Ritra
Siderus
Superflua
Surendra
Symbiopsis
Taraka
Tarucus
Teratozephyrus
Thaduka
Theclinesthes
Thecliolia
Thersamonia
Tigrinota
Titea
Tmolus
Tongeia
Tuttiola
Zarona
Zeltus
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Brephidium (this page)
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren 1860)
Brephidium pipinus Mz.
Acesina
Adaluma
Agrodiaetus
Ahlbergia
Alaena
Albulina
Arases
Argyrocheila
Argyrocupha
Artopoetes
Atlides
Caerofethra
Caleta
Callicista
Candora
Catapoecilma
Chrysozephyrus
Cigaritis
Contrafacia
Cyaniris
Cyanophrys
Deciduphagus
Desmolycaena
Deudorix
Dolymorpha
Echinargus
Elkalyce
Epitolina
Eresina
Erikssonia
Erina
Erysichton
Esakiozephyrus
Euliphyrodes
Eumaeus
Euphilotes
Famegana
Femniterga
Flos
Gonerilia
Heodes
Holochila
Hypochlorosis
Hyrcanana
Ipidecla
Ithomiopsis
Lampides
Leptotes
Liphyra
Liptenara
Lucia
Lycaenopsis
Maculinea
Mantoides
Mercedes
Micandra
Michaelus
Neoepitola
Nesiostrymon
Neurellipes
Noreena
Olynthus
Oreolyce
Paiwarria
Palaeochrysophanus
Parachrysops
Pentila
Phaeostrymon
Phytala
Plebicula
Praephilotes
Pratapa
Pseudiolaus
Pseudochliaria
Pseudolycaena
Pseudophilotes
Psychonotis
Ptox
Pycnophallium
Remelana
Rhamma
Ritra
Siderus
Superflua
Surendra
Symbiopsis
Taraka
Tarucus
Teratozephyrus
Thaduka
Theclinesthes
Thecliolia
Thersamonia
Tigrinota
Titea
Tmolus
Tongeia
Tuttiola
Zarona
Zeltus
419 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Brephidium Scudder 1876 (this page)
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer 1862)
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren 1860)
Brephidium pipinus Mz.
Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison 1873)
Agrodiaetus Hübner 1822
Alpherakya
Apharitis Donzel 1847
Arletta Hemming 1935
Athysanota Karsch 1895
Axiocerses Hübner 1819
Biduanda Distant 1884
Bowkeria Quickelberge 1972
Britomartis Nicéville 1895
Bullis Nicéville 1897
Caleta Fruhstorfer 1923
Catopyrops Toxopeus 1929
Chilades Moore 1881
Cnodontes Stempffer & Bennett 1953
Cooksonia Druce 1905
Creon Nicéville 1896
Cupidesthes Aurivillius 1895
Danis Fabricius 1807
Darasana Moore 1884
Deramas Distant 1886
Electrostrymon Clench 1961
Elkalyce Bálint & Johnson 1995
Eooxylides Doherty 1889
Epitola Westwood 1851
Eresinopsides Strand 1911
Eresiomera Clench 1965
Erora Scudder 1872
Erysichton Fruhstorfer 1916
Euthecta Bennett 1954
Falcuna Stempffer & Bennett 1963
Gonerilia
Habrodais Scudder 1876
Harkenclenus
Hemiolaus Aurivillius (1922)
Hewitsonia Kirby 1871
Hyllolycaena Miller & Brown 1979
Hypostrymon Clench 1961
Hysudra Moore 1882
Iaspis Kaye 1904
Incisalia Scudder 1872
Iolaphilus Stempffer & Bennett 1958
Iolaus Hübner 1819
Japonica Tutt 1907
Keraunogramma Röber 1887
Kopelates Druce 1891
Kretania Beuret 1959
Laeosopis Rambur 1858
Lamprospilus Geyer 1832
Larinopoda Butler 1871
Leptomyrina Butler 1898
Leucantigius Shirozu & Murayama 1951
Loxura Horsfield 1829
Luthrodes Druce 1895
Lycaenesthes Moore 1866
Macusia Kaye 1904
Manastigma
Manto Nicéville 1895
Mantoides Druce 1896
Methone (Doubleday 1847)
Miletographa Röber 1892
Mitoura Scudder 1872
Narathura Moore 1879
Neurellipes Bethune-Baker 1910
Neurypexina Bethune-Baker 1910
Orthomiella Nicéville 1890
Oxychaeta Tite & Dickson 1973
Palaeophilotes Forster 1938
Parachilades Nabokov 1945
Parachrysops Bethune-Baker 1904
Paraduba Bethune-Baker 1906
Paragerydus Distant 1884
Paraslauga Bethune-Baker 1925
Polyniphes Kaye 1904
Pseudolycaena Wallengren 1858
Pseudonacaduba Stempffer 1942
Pseudophilotes Beuret 1958
Pseudozizeeria Beuret 1955
Rapala Moore 1881
Rimisia
Rusticus Hübner 1807
Sidima Eliot & Kawazoe 1983
Simiskina Distant 1886
Spalgis Moore 1879
Stalachtis Hübner 1818
Surendra Moore 1879
Tajuria Moore 1881
Tanuetheira Druce 1891
Taraka Doherty 1889
Teratozephyrus Sibitani 1946
Theclopsis Godman & Salvin 1887
Theorema Hewitson 1865
Thereus Hübner 1819
Theritas Hübner
Thestius Hübner 1819
Tmolus Hübner 1819
Trichonis Hewitson 1865
Una de Nicéville 1890
Zetona Waterhouse 1938
Zintha Eliot 1973
Zizula Chapman 1910
515 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea Latreille 1802
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae Swainson 1827
Polyommatini Swainson 1827
Brephidium Scudder 1876 (this page)
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval 1852)
Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison 1873)
Celastrina Tutt 1906
Cupido Schrank 1801
Cyclargus Nabokov 1945
Echinargus Nabokov 1945
Euphilotes Mattoni 1978
Glaucopsyche Scudder 1872
Hemiargus Hübner 1818
Lampides Hübner 1819
Leptotes Scudder 1876
Philotes Scudder 1867
Philotiella Mattoni 1978
Plebejus Kluk 1780
Udara Toxopeus 1928
Zizula Chapman 1910

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Ditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Brephidium (this page)
Brephidium exilis
Actizera
Acytolepis
Afarsia
Agriades
Albulina
Anthene
Azanus
Bothrinia
Cacyreus
Caerulea
Caleta
Callenya
Callictita
Candalides
Castalius
Catochrysops
Cebrella
Celarchus
Celastrina
Chilades
Cupidesthes
Cupido
Cupidopsis
Cyaniris
Cyclargus
Cyclyrius
Danis
Discolampa
Echinargus
Eicochrysops
Eldoradina
Elkalyce
Epimastidia
Erysichton
Euchrysops
Eumedonia
Euphilotes
Famegana
Glaucopsyche
Hemiargus
Iolana
Ionolyce
Itylos
Jamides
Kretania
Lampides
Lepidochrysops
Leptotes
Luthrodes
Lycaenopsis
Lysandra
Madeleinea
Maurus
Megisba
Nabokovia
Nacaduba
Neolucia
Neolysandra
Neopithecops
Nesolycaena
Niphanda
Oboronia
Oraidium
Orthomiella
Otnjukovia
Pamiria
Patricius
Petrelaea
Phengaris
Philotes
Philotiella
Phlyaria
Plautella
Plebejus
Polyommatus
Praephilotes
Pseudophilotes
Pseudozizeeria
Rimisia
Rueckbeilia
Rysops
Sahulana
Scolitantides
Shijimia
Shijimiaeoides
Talicada
Tarucus
Theclinesthes
Thermoniphas
Tongeia
Turanana
Tuxentius
Udara
unclassified Polyommatinae
Upolampes
Uranothauma
Zetona
Zizeeria
Zizina
Zizula
10 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
Brephidium (this page)
Brephidium barbouri
Brephidium coolidgei
Brephidium exile
Brephidium exilis
Brephidium fea
Brephidium isophthalma
Brephidium metophis
Brephidium pipinus
Brephidium pseudofea
Brephidium thompsoni
Brephidium yucateca
Actizera
Acytolepis
Afarsia
Agriades
Albulina
Alpherakya
Aricia
Azanus
Buakraengius
Cacyreus
Caerulea
Castalius
Catochrysops
Catopyrops
Celastrina
Celatoxia
Chilades
Cupidopsis
Cyclargus
Cyclyrius
Discolampa
Edales
Eicochrysops
Elkalyce
Erysichton
Euchrysops
Eumedonia
Euphilotes
Freyeria
Glaucopsyche
Grumiana
Hemiargus
Iolana
Ionolyce
Itylos
Jamides
Jolana
Kretania
Lepidochrysops
Leptotes
Lestranicus
Luthrodes
Maculinea
Maurus
Megisba
Monodontides
Nabokovia
Nacaduba
Neochrysops
Neolucia
Nomiades
Notarthrinus
Oboronia
Orthomiella
Pamiria
Paraduba
Paralycaeides
Patricius
Petrelaea
Philotes
Philotiella
Pistoria
Pithecops
Plautella
Plebeius
Plebejidea
Plebejus
Plebulina
Prosotas
Pseudoaricia
Pseudochrysops
Pseudonacaduba
Pseudophilotes
Psychonotis
Rhinelephas
Rimisia
Rueckbeilia
Rysops
Sahulana
Sancterila
Scolitantides
Sidima
Solomona
Talicada
Tarucus
Thaumaina
Theclinesthes
Turanana
Udara
Ultraaricia
Una
Upolampes
Uranothauma
Utica
Vacciniina
Vaga
Zintha
Zizeeria
Zizina
Zizula
62 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.
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