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Lycaenidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 5,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family is traditionally divided into the subfamilies of the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae) and the harvesters (Miletinae); others include the Lipteninae, Liphyrinae, Curetinae and Poritiinae, but some authorities also include the family Riodinidae within the Lycaenidae.
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Agrodiaetus (72)   (2)
Alaena (Blue) (25)   (1)
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Apporasa (2)
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Argiolaus (17)
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Arzecla (6)
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Athysanota (3)
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Callophrys (Elfin butterly) (21)
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Candalides (Blue) (42)
Capys (3)   (1)
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Catapaecilma (8)
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Catopyrops (5)
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Celastrina (59)
Celmia (2)
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Chalybs (6)
Charana (5)
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Cheritrella (2)
Chilades (Jewel Blues) (17)
Chliaria (13)
Chlorostrymon (4)
Chrysophanus (2)
Chrysoritis (Copper) (20)   (2)
Chrysozephyrus (54)
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Cupido (135)
Cupidopsis (3)
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Cyaniriodes (2)
Cyaniris (43)
Cyanophrys (Butterfly) (9)
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Cyclyrius (Butterfly) (5)
Cycnus (1)
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Danis (54)
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Egumbia (3)
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Eiseliana (1)
Eldoradina (1)
Electrostrymon (6)
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Enos (1)
Eooxylides (1)
Epamera (55)
Epidemia (4)
Epimastidia (6)
Epitola (99)
Epitolina (5)
Eresina (20)
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Eresiomera (3)
Erikssonia (5)   (1)
Erora (6)
Erysichton (Blue) (3)
Esakiozephyrus (3)
Etesiolaus (1)
Euaspa (2)
Euchrysops (33)   (1)
Euliphyra (6)
Euliphyrodes (1)
Eumaeus (Hairstreak) (8)
Eumedonia (4)
Euphilotes (Blue) (8)
Euthecta (1)
Evenus (9)
Everes (5)
Falcuna (17)
Famegana (1)
Favonius (10)
Femniterga (8)
Feniseca (Harvester) (2)
Fixsenia (12)
Flos (Butterfly) (5)
Freyeria (5)
Gaeides (2)
Gargina (2)
Geritola (14)
Ginzia (7)
Glabroculus (2)
Glaucopsyche (Silvery blue) (24)
Gonerilia (1)
Habrodais (Boisduval's hairstreak) (2)
Harkenclenus (1)
Harpendyreus (15)
Heliophorus (Butterfly) (20)
Helleia (1)
Helna (6)
Hemiargus (Reakirt's eyed blue) (7)
Hemiolaus (1)
Hermelycaena (1)
Hewitsonia (8)
Horaga (15)
Howarthia (1)
Hyllolycaena (1)
Hypaurotis (Colorado hairstreak) (2)
Hypochlorosis (10)
Hypochrysops (88)
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Hypolycaena (Tit butterfly) (65)
Hypophytala (9)
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Iaspis (4)
Icaricia (Blue) (7)
Ignata (3)
Incisalia (Brown elfin) (9)
Iolana (5)
Iolaphilus (17)
Iolaus (Butterfly) (61)
Ionolyce (2)
Iophanus (1)
Ipidecla (4)
Iraota (11)
Iratsume (1)
Iridana (20)
Itylos (20)
Jacoona (8)
Jalmenus (Blue) (13)
Jamides (Butterfly) (64)
Janthecla (4)
Japonica (4)
Johnsonita (10)
Keraunogramma (1)
Kisutam (1)
Kretania (10)
Lachnocnema (Woolly Legs) (39)
Laeosopis (2)
Lamasina (3)
Lampides (Blue butterfly) (67)
Lamprospilus (7)
Laothus (3)
Larinopoda (14)
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Lepidochrysops (Butterfly) (131)   (5)
Leptomyrina (9)
Leptotes (24)
Leucantigius (1)
Lipaphnaeus (3)
Liphyra (3)
Liptena (84)
Liptenara (4)
Lithopsyche (2)
Logania (28)
Lontalius (1)
Loweia (2)
Loxura (Butterfly) (4)
Lucia (9)
Luthrodes (8)
Lycaeides (Blue) (22)
Lycaena (Bog copper) (268)
Lycaenopsis (32)
Lysandra (36)
Maculinea (7)
Macusia (1)
Magnastigma (6)
Mahathala (3)
Maneca (3)
Manto (2)
Mantoides (3)
Marachina (2)
Maurus (1)
Megalopalpus (6)
Megathecla (2)
Megisba (8)
Melanolycaena (2)
Micandra (7)
Michaelus (5)
Micropentila (32)
Miletographa (1)
Miletus (52)
Mimacraea (32)
Mimeresia (12)
Ministrymon (7)
Mithras (3)
Mitoura (Olive hairstreak) (9)
Molus (1)
Monodontides (1)
Mota (2)
Myrina (17)
Nabokovia (2)
Nacaduba (59)
Neaveia (1)
Neocheritra (3)
Neoepitola (1)
Neolucia (4)
Neolycaena (18)
Neomyrina (2)
Neopithecops (5)
Neozephyrus (5)
Nesiostrymon (6)
Nesolycaena (4)
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Noreena (9)
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Notarthrinus (Butterfly) (4)
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Obania (3)
Oboronia (8)
Ocaria (5)
Oenomaus (23)
Ogyris (17)   (1)
Olynthus (6)
Ops (3)
Orachrysops (8)   (4)
Oraidium (1)
Orcya (11)
Oreolyce (Butterfly) (3)
Ornipholidotos (Butterfly) (60)
Orthomiella (5)
Ostrinotes (4)
Otnjukovia (1)
Oxychaeta (Butterfly) (1)   (1)
Oxylides (5)
Paiwarria (2)
Palaeochrysophanus (2)
Palaeophilotes (1)
Pamela (1)
Pamiria (1)
Panthiades (7)
Parachilades (1)
Parachrysops (1)
Paradeudorix (2)
Paraduba (3)
Paragerydus (1)
Paragrodiaetus (2)
Paralucia (Butterfly) (3)   (1)
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Paraphnaeus (2)
Parasiomera (4)
Paraslauga (1)
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Parrhasius (6)
Pathalia (2)
Patricius (1)
Penaincisalia (31)
Pentila (72)
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Petrelaea (4)
Petrelea (1)
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Phaeostrymon (Soapberry Hairstreak) (1)
Phasis (Butterfly) (10)
Phengaris (large blues) (6)
Philiolaus (1)
Philiris (73)
Philotes (Dotted blue) (8)
Philotiella (Blue) (2)
Phlyaria (3)
Phoenicurusia (2)
Phytala (12)
Pilodeudorix (21)
Pistoria (1)
Pithecops (9)
Plebejidea (1)
Plebejus (Blue) (85)   (1)
Plebicula (5)
Plebulina (1)
Podanotum (5)
Poecilmitis (Copper) (41)   (1)
Polommatus (1)
Polyniphes (2)
Polyommatus (Blue) (220)   (2)
Poriskina (1)
Poritia (28)
Porthecla (4)
Powellana (2)
Praephilotes (2)
Pratapa (14)
Prosotas (22)
Protantigius (1)
Pseudaletis (30)
Pseudalmenus (1)
Pseuderesia (19)
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Pseudoaricia (1)
Pseudochliaria (1)
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Pseudodipsas (7)
Pseudolucia (17)
Pseudolycaena (5)
Pseudomyrina (1)
Pseudonacaduba (2)
Pseudoneaveia (1)
Pseudophilotes (8)   (2)
Pseudothecla (1)
Pseudozizeeria (1)
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Ptelina (2)
Ptox (1)
Purlisa (1)
Pycnophallium (2)
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Rapala (83)
Rathinda (3)
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Remelana (2)
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Sandia (1)
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Satyrium (20)
Scolitantides (9)
Semanga (1)
Shaanxiana (2)
Sheffieldia (1)
Shijimia (1)
Shijimiaeoides (Blue) (2)
Shirozua (1)
Shirozuozephyrus (3)
Sibataniozephyrus (2)
Siderus (2)
Sidima (4)
Simiskina (16)
Sinia (2)
Sinthusa (13)
Sithon (36)
Spalgis (9)
Spindasis (Blue) (54)
Stempfferia (22)
Strephonota (7)
Strymon (Hairstreak) (87)
Stugeta (8)
Suasa (4)
Sukidion (1)
Superflua (4)
Surendra (11)
Symbiopsis (12)
Syrmoptera (7)
Tajuria (45)
Talicada (8)
Tanuetheira (1)
Taraka (2)
Tarucus (blue pierrots) (26)
Telipna (34)
Teratoneura (2)
Teratozephyrus (5)
Tergissima (4)
Teriomima (8)
Terra (7)
Tetrarhanis (13)
Thaduka (1)
Thaeides (3)
Thamala (5)
Tharsalea (3)
Thaumaina (2)
Thecla (928)   (1)
Theclinesthes (7)
Thecliolia (1)
Theclopsis (6)
Theorema (5)
Thepytus (1)
Thereus (12)
Theritas (10)
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Thersamonia (7)
Thersamonolycaena (1)
Thestius (1)
Thestor (Butterfly) (36)   (4)
Thrix (2)
Ticherra (3)
Timaeta (2)
Titea (2)
Tmolus (15)
Tomares (11)
Tongeia (5)
Torbenia (2)
Toxochitona (5)
Trichiolaus (2)
Trichonis (2)
Triclema (27)
Trimenia (Copper) (4)   (1)
Tumerepedes (1)
Turanana (6)
Tuttiola (1)
Tylopaedia (1)
Udara (24)
Ultraaricia (1)
Una (1)
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Uranothauma (Butterfly) (17)
Ussuriana (3)
Ussuriensia (1)
Vacciniina (3)
Virgarina (2)
Wagimo (2)
Xamia (1)
Yasoda (5)
Zarona (5)
Zeltus (3)
Zeritis (17)
Zesius (2)
Zetona (1)
Ziegleria (3)
Zinaspa (3)
Zintha (1)
Zizeeria (grass blues) (5)
Zizina (5)
Zizula (grass blues) (3)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0