Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS   (LEPIDOPTERA)
Family   BLUES AND COPPERS (TINY BUTTERFLIES)   (LYCAENIDAE)
Subfamily 
Common name: BLUES - NORTH AMERICA
Scientific name: POLYOMMATINAE - NEARCTIC
Common name: COPPERS - NORTH AMERICA
Scientific name: LYCAENINAE - NEARCTIC
Common name: THECLAS - NORTH AMERICAN
Scientific name: THECLINAE- NEARCTIC
Common name: THECLAS - SOUTH AMERICAN
Scientific name: THECLINI - NEOTROPICAL
Common name: BLUES AND COPPERS EUROPE - JAPAN
Scientific name: LYCAENIDS - PALEARCTIC
Common name: BLUES AND COPPERS INDIA - AUSTRALIAN
Scientific name: LYCAENIDS - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: BLUES (TINY) INDIA - AUSTRALIA
Scientific name: THECLAS - INDO-AUSTRALIAN
Common name: BLUES - AFRICAN
Scientific name: LYCAENIDS - AFRICA