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Lycaenidae

426 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Lycaenidae

Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818

Strymon melinus, the gray hairstreak, is a common lycaenid butterfly with a wide habitat range across North and Central America.

Strymon alea (Godman & Salvin, 1887)

Strymon alea, the Alea hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Costa Rica to Texas, USA.

Strymon bazochii (Godart)

Strymon bazochii is a butterfly with described sex-specific wing pattern differences and key physical characteristics.

Strymon acis (Drury, 1773)

Strymon acis (Drury, 1773) is a butterfly with described appearance, life cycle, feeding habits, and flight behavior in Florida.

Strymon astiocha

Strymon astiocha is a sexually dimorphic Strymon butterfly species found in two Brazilian states.

Strymon mulucha

Strymon mulucha is a Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1867, found in several countries across Central and South America.

Strymon albata (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)

Strymon albata, the white hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from southern Texas to northern South America and Trinidad.

Strymon bubastus (Stoll, 1780)

Strymon bubastus is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across parts of the Caribbean and South America.

Arawacus sito

Arawacus sito (fine-lined stripe-streak) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico south through Central America.

Rekoa palegon (Cramer, 1780)

Rekoa palegon, the gold-bordered hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly ranging from Argentina to Mexico, with rare strays to Texas.

Rekoa meton (Cramer, 1782)

Rekoa meton, the Meton hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico to Brazil.

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Thecla marius Lucas, 1857

Rekoa marius, the Marius hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Paraguay to northern Mexico and southern North America.

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Thecla spurina Hewitson, 1867

Rekoa marius, the Marius hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Paraguay north to southern Texas and Arizona.

Panthiades bitias (Cramer, 1779)

Panthiades bitias is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico to the Amazon and Suriname.

Panthiades hebraeus (Hewitson, 1867)

Panthiades hebraeus is a Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1867, found in parts of South America.

Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833)

The white M hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across the southern and eastern United States.

Parrhasius polibetes (Cramer, 1782)

Parrhasius polibetes is a Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1781, found from Mexico to Brazil and Suriname.

Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867)

Parrhasius orgia, the variable hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico through northern South America to Bolivia.

Oenomaus ortygnus (Cramer, 1782)

Oenomaus ortygnus, the aquamarine hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across parts of the Americas.

Atlides halesus (Cramer, 1779)

Atlides halesus, the great purple hairstreak, is a butterfly with a characteristic false head that deflects predator attacks.

Pseudolycaena marsyas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pseudolycaena marsyas, the giant hairstreak, is a large blue butterfly ranging from Central to South America.

Capys alpheus (Cramer, 1777)

Capys alpheus is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in South Africa whose larvae feed on Protea flower buds.

Rapala nissa (Kollar, 1848)

Rapala nissa, the common flash, is a lycaenid blue butterfly found in India, formerly placed in the genus Bidaspa.

Rapala arata Bremer, 1864

Rapala arata (the Japanese flash) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across East Asia, with larvae feeding on multiple plant families.

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Noctuidae 1315 species Erebidae 1232 species Geometridae 1132 species Nymphalidae 849 species Crambidae 700 species Tortricidae 445 species Hesperiidae 380 species Sphingidae 296 species

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