Lycaenidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Lepidoptera, class Insecta. The family contains 504 accepted species worldwide.
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Lycaena tama (Fereday, 1878)
Lycaena tama is a small copper-winged butterfly native to Canterbury, New Zealan…
Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)
Boisduval's blue (Icaricia icarioides) is a North American Lycaenidae butterfly …
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1897
Cacyreus marshalli, the geranium bronze butterfly, is a small Southern African b…
Satyrium calanus (Hübner)
Satyrium calanus, the banded hairstreak, is a territorial Lycaenidae butterfly c…
Azanus ubaldus (Cramer, 1782)
Azanus ubaldus (Cramer, 1782) is a butterfly with distinct sexual dimorphism and…
Deudorix epijarbas (Moore, 1858)
Deudorix epijarbas is a butterfly with described male and female wing traits, 30…
Stugeta bowkeri (Trimen, 1864)
Stugeta bowkeri is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across most of southern Africa w…
Laeosopis roboris (Esper, 1790)
Laeosopis roboris is a butterfly species found in parts of southwestern Europe w…
Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)
Anthene definita, the common ciliate blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in so…
Icaricia shasta
Icaricia shasta (Shasta blue) is a small Lycaenidae butterfly found in northwest…
Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
This is a detailed description of the butterfly Loweia tityrus, its forms, distr…
Amblypodia anita Hewitson, 1862
Amblypodia anita is a butterfly species with distinct visual differences between…
Lycaenidae animals belong to the Lepidoptera order in the Animalia kingdom. Fereday first described it as a distinct species in 1878, and gave it the specific epithet tama after a traditionary Maori chief of that name. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Lycaenidae is classified in the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The area on the disc, within the cell and beyond it, is covered with hair-like specialized scales and is distinctly darker.
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