Lycaenidae
Plebicula escheri (Hübner)
Plebicula escheri (Hübner)
Plebicula escheri is a butterfly species from Southern Europe and the Alps, distinct from similar species by size and wing markings.
Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
Loweia tityrus (Poda, 1761)
This is a detailed description of the butterfly Loweia tityrus, its forms, distribution, and life cycle.
Castalius melaena (Trimen, 1887)
Castalius melaena (Trimen, 1887)
Castalius melaena is a butterfly species of uncertain taxonomic status whose larvae feed on Ziziphus plants.
Castalius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
Castalius calice (Hopffer, 1855)
Tuxentius calice, the white pie, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in southern equatorial Africa with larvae feeding on Ziziphus plants.
Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
Actizera lucida (Trimen, 1883)
Actizera lucida, the rayed blue, is an African Lycaenidae butterfly with larvae that feed on specific plants.
Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Pithecops corvus Fruhstorfer, 1919
Pithecops corvus, the forest Quaker, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm, whose larvae feed on multiple plant genera.
Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
Zizeeria karsandra (Moore, 1865)
Zizeeria karsandra is a species first described in 1865, with a documented list of recorded food plants.
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Zizeeria knysna (Trimen, 1862)
Zizeeria knysna, the dark grass blue, is a Lycaenidae blue butterfly found in Africa, Cyprus and the Iberian Peninsula.
Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
Zizina otis (Fabricius, 1787)
Zizina otis, the lesser grass blue, is a Lycaenidae blue butterfly first described in 1787, found across south and southeast Asia.
Zizina oxleyi
Zizina oxleyi
Zizina oxleyi is a subspecies of the lesser grass blue butterfly that occurs only in southern New Zealand's South Island.
Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848)
Pseudozizeeria maha (Kollar, 1848)
Pseudozizeeria maha, the pale grass blue, is a small South Asian blue butterfly that feeds on specific host plant families as larvae.
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Lampides boeticus is a large, sexually dimorphic butterfly found across multiple continents, with larvae feeding on Fabaceae plants.
Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
Glaucopsyche alexis (Poda, 1761)
Glaucopsyche alexis is a blue butterfly found across Eurasia and North Africa, with multiple described color and pattern forms.
Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920
Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920
Glaucopsyche paphos is a small, Cyprus-endemic blue butterfly sometimes treated as a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.
Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, 1829)
Glaucopsyche melanops (Boisduval, 1829)
Glaucopsyche melanops is a small butterfly found in Southwest Europe and North Africa, with multiple described forms and aberrations.
Glaucopsyche lycormas (Butler, 1866)
Glaucopsyche lycormas (Butler, 1866)
Glaucopsyche lycormas is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in multiple areas of the East Palearctic.
Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852)
Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852)
Glaucopsyche piasus is a butterfly species native to North America that has one generation per year and feeds on lupines and milkvetches as larvae.
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1842)
Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Doubleday, 1842)
Glaucopsyche lygdamus is a North American butterfly with blue to grayish-blue wings that feeds on Lupinus plants.
Philotes sonorensis (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
Philotes sonorensis (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1865)
Philotes sonorensis, the only species in the monotypic genus Philotes, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in California and Baja California.
Euphilotes enoptes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Euphilotes enoptes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
The dotted blue, Euphilotes enoptes, is a North American lycaenid blue butterfly with MONA Hodges number 4367.
Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852)
Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852)
The dotted blue, Euphilotes enoptes, is a Polyommatinae blue butterfly found in North America with Hodges number 4367.
Philotes pallescens Tilden & Downey, 1955
Philotes pallescens Tilden & Downey, 1955
Euphilotes pallescens, the pale blue butterfly, is a Lycaenidae species found in the southwestern United States.
Euphilotes enoptes columbiae (Mattoni, 1954)
Euphilotes enoptes columbiae (Mattoni, 1954)
The dotted blue, Euphilotes enoptes, is a Polyommatinae blue butterfly found in North America with Hodges number 4367.
Euphilotes battoides (Behr, 1867)
Euphilotes battoides (Behr, 1867)
Euphilotes battoides, the square-spotted blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in western North America that feeds on Eriogonum nectar.
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