Lycaenidae
Cupido minimus Füssly, 1775
Cupido minimus Füssly, 1775
Cupido minimus (small blue) is a small butterfly found across Eurasia, with distinct wing traits and legume-feeding larvae.
Cupido lorquinii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
Cupido lorquinii (Herrich-Schäffer, 1850)
Cupido lorquinii is a blue butterfly that resembles C. minimus, found in parts of Europe and North Africa.
Elkalyce alcetas (Hübner, 1805)
Elkalyce alcetas (Hübner, 1805)
Elkalyce alcetas is a small sexually dimorphic blue butterfly found across parts of Europe and central Asia.
Elkalyce argiades (Pallas, 1771)
Elkalyce argiades (Pallas, 1771)
Elkalyce argiades is a butterfly found across the Palearctic and India, with distinct sexual dimorphism and legume-feeding larvae.
Tongeia fischeri (Eversmann, 1843)
Tongeia fischeri (Eversmann, 1843)
Tongeia fischeri is a butterfly with distinct wing markings found across northern Asia, active in June and August.
Agrodiaetus dolus (Hübner)
Agrodiaetus dolus (Hübner)
Agrodiaetus dolus, the furry blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in parts of Southern Europe.
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)
Lysandra coridon (Poda, 1761)
Lysandra coridon, the chalkhill blue, is an endemic Palearctic butterfly that faces conservation challenges from habitat fragmentation.
Lysandra bellargus (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Lysandra bellargus (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Lysandra bellargus, the Adonis blue, is a blue butterfly of Eurasia that prefers dry calcareous grasslands.
Lysandra albicans (Gerhard, 1851)
Lysandra albicans (Gerhard, 1851)
Lysandra albicans is a small butterfly that is the palest species in its similar-looking Lysandra genus complex.
Lysandra hispana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Lysandra hispana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Lysandra hispana, the Provence chalk-hill blue, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in parts of southwestern Europe.
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is a butterfly family with widespread ant associations, distinct physical traits, and varied feeding habits.
Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835)
Polyommatus thersites (Cantener, 1835)
Polyommatus thersites (Chapman's blue) is a small dimorphic lycaenid butterfly found across much of the Palearctic region.
Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776
Polyommatus daphnis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776
Polyommatus daphnis is a small sexually dimorphic blue butterfly found across Southern/Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Agrodiaetus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776
Agrodiaetus damon (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776
Agrodiaetus damon, the Damon blue, is a small sexually dimorphic butterfly found across Europe and much of the Palearctic.
Agrodiaetus admetus (Esper, 1783)
Agrodiaetus admetus (Esper, 1783)
Agrodiaetus admetus is a brown butterfly found across parts of Europe and Western/Central Asia.
Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)
Polyommatus ripartii (Freyer, 1830)
Ripart's anomalous blue (Polyommatus ripartii) is an endangered Lycaenidae butterfly found across parts of Europe and Asia.
Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Polyommatus eros (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Polyommatus eros is a blue butterfly found in mountainous Eurasia, with multiple described subspecies and ongoing taxonomic debate.
Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775)
Polyommatus icarus, the common blue butterfly, is a widespread lycaenid butterfly with distinct sexual dimorphism in wing colour.
Polyommatus aedon
Polyommatus aedon
Polyommatus aedon is a Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1887, found across parts of Western and Central Asia.
Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plebejus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plebejus argus is a small blue butterfly found across the Palearctic, declining severely in the UK.
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873)
Lycaeides melissa is a butterfly species with a 22–35 mm wingspan, identifiable by distinct ventral hindwing markings.
Lycaeides anna (Edwards, 1861)
Lycaeides anna (Edwards, 1861)
Anna's blue (Plebejus anna) is a distinct North American blue butterfly species in the Lycaenidae family.
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Lycaeides idas is a small butterfly with variable wing patterning found across Eurasia and the Nearctic.
Plebejus argyrognomon (Virgstrassir, 1779)
Plebejus argyrognomon (Virgstrassir, 1779)
Plebejus argyrognomon is a small sexually dimorphic butterfly found across parts of Eurasia, inhabiting grassy flowery areas.
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