Lycaenidae
Curetis thetis (Drury, 1773)
Curetis thetis (Drury, 1773)
Curetis thetis, the Indian sunbeam, is an Indomalayan lycaenid butterfly with documented larval host plants.
Curetis santana (Moore, 1857)
Curetis santana (Moore, 1857)
Curetis santana is a Lycaenidae butterfly species described in 1857, found across multiple regions of Southeast Asia.
Curetis bulis Westwood
Curetis bulis Westwood
Curetis bulis Westwood is a butterfly with distinct morphological differences between male and female individuals.
Argiolaus silas silarus (Druce, 1885)
Argiolaus silas silarus (Druce, 1885)
Argiolaus silas silarus is a butterfly native to parts of South Africa that feeds on mistletoes as larvae.
Stugeta bowkeri (Trimen, 1864)
Stugeta bowkeri (Trimen, 1864)
Stugeta bowkeri is a Lycaenidae butterfly found across most of southern Africa with varied larval host plants.
Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798)
Tajuria cippus (Fabricius, 1798)
This is a detailed morphological description of male and female Tajuria cippus butterflies.
Tajuria mantra (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860)
Tajuria mantra (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1860)
Felder's royal (Tajuria mantra) is an Asian Lycaenidae butterfly whose larvae feed on Dendrophthoe and Scurrula species.
Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883
Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883
Tajuria jehana Moore, 1883 is a butterfly species with distinct male and female wing and body markings as described here.
Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
Hemiolaus caeculus (Hopffer, 1855)
Hemiolaus caeculus, the azure hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in East and southern Africa.
Pratapa deva (Moore, 1857)
Pratapa deva (Moore, 1857)
Pratapa deva (Moore, 1857) is a butterfly species with distinct wing color and marking differences between males and females.
Jacoona anasuja (Felder, 1865)
Jacoona anasuja (Felder, 1865)
Jacoona anasuja (Felder, 1865) is a species distinguished by specific male wing traits and colouration patterns.
Manto hypoleuca (Hewitson, 1865)
Manto hypoleuca (Hewitson, 1865)
Manto hypoleuca is the only species in the monotypic lycaenid butterfly genus Manto, found in the Indomalayan realm.
Habrodais grunus (Boisduval, 1852)
Habrodais grunus (Boisduval, 1852)
The golden hairstreak (Habrodais grunus) is a Lycaenidae butterfly found in western North America and Mexico.
Laeosopis roboris (Esper, 1790)
Laeosopis roboris (Esper, 1790)
Laeosopis roboris is a butterfly species found in parts of southwestern Europe with distinct described forms and life stages.
Hypaurotis crysalus (Edwards, 1873)
Hypaurotis crysalus (Edwards, 1873)
The Colorado hairstreak, Colorado's state insect, is a montane butterfly native to southwestern US oak scrubland.
Japonica lutea
Japonica lutea
Japonica lutea is a honey-yellow butterfly found in Amurland and Japan with strongly variable black forewing border width.
Antigius attilia (Bremer, 1861)
Antigius attilia (Bremer, 1861)
Antigius attilia is a Lycaenidae butterfly widespread across East Asia, with distinct wing markings and oak-feeding larvae.
Quercusia quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quercusia quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Quercusia quercus is a butterfly found across Europe and Asia Minor, associated mainly with oak trees.
Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a comprehensive description of the butterfly Thecla betulae, covering forms, distribution, and full life cycle.
Thecla ligurina Hewitson, 1874
Thecla ligurina Hewitson, 1874
Kolana ligurina is a Lycaenidae butterfly described in 1874, found in Mexico, Nicaragua, and French Guiana.
Eumaeus atala (Poey, 1832)
Eumaeus atala (Poey, 1832)
Eumaeus atala, the Atala butterfly, is a toxic, aposematically colored butterfly that feeds on cycads across parts of the Americas.
Eumaeus godartii (Boisduval, 1870)
Eumaeus godartii (Boisduval, 1870)
The white-tipped cycadian is a Lycaenidae butterfly ranging from Nicaragua to western Ecuador.
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius, 1793)
Calycopis cecrops (Fabricius, 1793)
Calycopis cecrops, the red-banded hairstreak, is a US southeast native butterfly with a false head to deflect predators.
Calycopis isobeon (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Calycopis isobeon (Butler & Druce, 1872)
Calycopis isobeon, the dusky-blue groundstreak, is an American butterfly sometimes considered conspecific with the red-banded hairstreak.
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