Blue Butterflies (Lycaenidae) — Identification & Photos

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1 / 9 🦋 Animalia Restricted Purple Sapphire Heliophorus ila (de Nicéville, 1896)

2 / 9 🦋 Animalia Yellow Zulu Alaena amazoula Boisduval, 1847 Alaena amazoula, the yellow Zulu, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in southern Africa, with larvae feeding on Cyanobacteria.

3 / 9 🦋 Animalia Western Green Hairstreak Callophrys affinis (Edwards, 1862) Callophrys affinis, the western green hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly native to western North America.

4 / 9 🦋 Animalia Fine-lined Hairstreak Arawacus sito Arawacus sito (fine-lined stripe-streak) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico south through Central America.

5 / 9 🦋 Animalia Southern Blue Zizina oxleyi Zizina oxleyi is a subspecies of the lesser grass blue butterfly that occurs only in southern New Zealand's South Island.

6 / 9 🦋 Animalia Madagascar Black-eye Leptomyrina phidias (Fabricius, 1793) Leptomyrina phidias is a Lycaenidae butterfly found on Madagascar and Réunion whose larvae feed on Bryophyllum plants.

7 / 9 🦋 Animalia Michaelus thordesa (Hewitson, 1867) Michaelus thordesa (Hewitson, 1867)

8 / 9 🦋 Animalia Black Hairstreak Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868) Ocaria ocrisia is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across the Americas from southern Arizona to Argentina.

9 / 9 🦋 Animalia Lupine Blue Icaricia lupini Icaricia lupini, the lupine blue, is a North American Lycaenidae butterfly whose caterpillar hairs cause skin irritation.

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