Gallery of Lycaenidae (Blues, coppers and hairstreaks)

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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Arthropoda • Subphylum: Hexapoda • Classis: Insecta • Subclassis: Pterygota • Infraclassis: Neoptera • Superordo: Holometabola • Ordo: Lepidoptera • Subordo: Glossata • Superfamilia: Papilionoidea • Familia: Lycaenidae Leach, 1815

Family : Lycaenidae (Blues, coppers and hairstreaks)

Genus : Callophrys

Callophrys rubi
(Green Hairstreak)

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Genus : Castalius

Castalius rosimon
(Common Pierrot)

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Genus : Catapaecilma

Catapaecilma subochrea
(Yellow Tinsel),
close wing puddling position

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Genus : Cheritra

Common imperial (Cheritra freja evansi) Siem Reap

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Genus : Cigaritis

Cigaritis cilissa

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Genus : Glaucopsyche

Glaucopsyche alexis
(Green-underside Blue)

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Genus : Hemiolaus

Hemiolaus cobaltina

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Genus : Iolaus

Iolaus glaucus

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Genus : Jamides

Jamides celeno
(Common Cerulean)
Jamides celeno
(Common Cerulean),
mating pair

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Genus : Lampides

Lampides boeticus
(Peablue)
Mating of Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) - Pea Blue

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Genus : Leptomyrina

Leptomyrina phidias
(Madagascar black-eye)

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Genus : Leptotes

Leptotes cassius subsp. theonus
(Cassius Blue)
♂ Leptotes pirithous
(Lang's Short-tailed Blue)

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Genus : Loxura

Loxura atymnus (Yamfly)
Loxura atymnus (Yamfly)

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Genus : Lycaena

Lycaena phlaeas - Kulna
Lycaena tityrus - Kulna

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Genus : Lysandra

♂ Lysandra bellargus
(Adonis Blue)

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Genus : Neopithecops

♀ ♂ Neopithecops zalmora
(Quaker),
mating
Neopithecops zalmora
(Quaker)

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Genus : Plebeius

20220615 Plebejus idas 02
♀ ♂ Plebeius argus
(Silver-studded Blue),
mating
♀ ♂ Plebejus pylaon subsp. nichollae
(Zephyr Blue),
mating

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Genus : Polyommatus

Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) male Turna
2017.08.25.-02-Mannheim Vogelstang--Hauhechel-Blaeuling-Maennchen
♂ ♀ Polyommatus icarus
(Common blues)
mating
Polyommatus icarus - Keila
♂ Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue)
♀ Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue),
underside
♂ Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue),
underside
♂ Polyommatus bellargus
(Adonis Blue)
♀ ♂ Polyommatus coridon
(Chalkhill blue),
mating
Polyommatus erotulus subsp. molleti
Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue)
♀ ♂ Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue)
mating
♀ ♂ Polyommatus icarus
(Common Blue)
mating
Polyommatus syriaca

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Genus : Pseudozizeeria

Pseudozizeeria maha
(Pale Grass Blue),
mating pair

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Genus : Rathinda

Rathinda amor
(Monkey Puzzle)

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Genus : Thecla

Thecla betulae
(Brown hairstreak)
Brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) female 2

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Genus : Zeltus

♂ Zeltus amasa
(Fluffy Tit)

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Genus : Zizina

Lesser grass blue (Zizina otis) on Hibiscus flower Koror

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Genus : Zizula

Zizula hylax
(Gaika Blue)

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