Lycaenidae
Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lycaena virgaureae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lycaena virgaureae, the scarce copper, is a butterfly species with multiple forms found across Eurasia.
Lycaena salustius (Fabricius, 1793)
Lycaena salustius (Fabricius, 1793)
Lycaena salustius, the common copper, is a Lycaenidae butterfly endemic to New Zealand.
Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867)
Lycaena feredayi (Bates, 1867)
Lycaena feredayi, the glade copper butterfly, is an endemic New Zealand butterfly with four distinct life cycle stages.
Lycaena alciphron (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Lycaena alciphron (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Lycaena alciphron is a butterfly species with varied forms across a Eurasian range, feeding on Rumex as larvae.
Lycaena boldenarum White, 1862
Lycaena boldenarum White, 1862
Lycaena boldenarum is an endemic New Zealand butterfly, the second smallest found in the country.
Lycaena tama (Fereday, 1878)
Lycaena tama (Fereday, 1878)
Lycaena tama is a small copper-winged butterfly native to Canterbury, New Zealand that uses pōhuehue as a host plant.
Thersamonia thersamon (Esper, 1784)
Thersamonia thersamon (Esper, 1784)
Thersamonia thersamon is a butterfly with multiple forms, found across parts of Europe and western/central Asia.
Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Lycaena phlaeas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Lycaena phlaeas is a widespread holarctic butterfly found across multiple continents with a distinct two-three brood annual life cycle.
Lycaena cupreus (Edwards, 1870)
Lycaena cupreus (Edwards, 1870)
Lycaena cupreus, the lustrous copper, is a North American Lycaenidae butterfly with a 23–30 mm wingspan.
Tharsalea gorgon
Tharsalea gorgon
Tharsalea gorgon is a butterfly with distinct wing markings that lives in foothill habitats and has one annual brood active March to July.
Tharsalea arota (Boisduval, 1852)
Tharsalea arota (Boisduval, 1852)
Tharsalea arota, the tailed copper, is a North American Lycaenidae butterfly with distinct life traits that is often confused with two similar species.
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)
Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)
Feniseca tarquinius, the harvester, is North America's only obligate carnivorous butterfly, found in eastern North America.
Spalgis epius
Spalgis epius
Spalgis epius (apefly) is a small non-myrmecophilous Indomalayan lycaenid butterfly with predatory caterpillars.
Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
Spalgis lemolea Druce, 1890
Spalgis lemolea is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across much of Africa, that feeds on coccids it resembles.
Logania marmorata Moore, 1884
Logania marmorata Moore, 1884
The pale mottle (Logania marmorata) is a widely distributed Indomalayan lycaenid butterfly described in 1884.
Allotinus unicolor Felder, 1865
Allotinus unicolor Felder, 1865
Allotinus unicolor, the lesser darkie, is a rare Asian Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1865.
Miletus biggsii (Distant)
Miletus biggsii (Distant)
Miletus biggsii is a small butterfly with a distinctive white forewing band found across South and Southeast Asia
Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862
Miletus chinensis Felder, 1862
Miletus chinensis, the common brownie, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in South Asia’s Indomalayan realm.
Taraka hamada (Druce, 1875)
Taraka hamada (Druce, 1875)
Taraka hamada, the forest Pierrot, is a pale brown Asian butterfly found in low elevation forests with variable spotted wing patterns.
Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Alaena amazoula, the yellow Zulu, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in southern Africa, with larvae feeding on Cyanobacteria.
Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847)
Pentila tropicalis (Boisduval, 1847)
Pentila tropicalis is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in eastern Africa whose larvae feed on cyanobacteria.
Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila pauli is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across much of Africa, that inhabits woodlands and forest margins, with larvae feeding on tree-trunk cyanobacteria.
Durbaniopsis saga (Trimen, 1883)
Durbaniopsis saga (Trimen, 1883)
Durbaniopsis saga, the Boland rocksitter, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in South Africa that has one annual generation.
Poritia hewitsoni Moore, 1865
Poritia hewitsoni Moore, 1865
Poritia hewitsoni Moore, 1865 is a small butterfly found across parts of the Himalayas, India, Myanmar, and Sikkim.
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