Taxon profile

family

gossamer-winged butterflies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815

kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Arthropoda - arthropods » class Insecta - insects » order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths » superfamily Papilionoidea

Images

Plebejus argus - Silver-studded Blue, male

Author: Stanislav Krejčík

Lycaena hippothoe - Purple-edged Copper, male

Author: Stanislav Krejčík

Satyrium pruni - Black Hairstreak, female

Author: Marek Vojtíšek

Lycaenidae in BioLib

Functions restricted to taxon Lycaenidae

Included taxa

Number of records: 5

subfamily Lycaeninae Leach, 1815 - asian sapphires

subfamily Curetinae

subfamily Miletinae

subfamily Poritiinae

Lycaenidae incertae sedis

genus Lithodryas Cockerell, 1909 ^†

Links and literature

Tree of Life [Lycaenidae]

Tree of Life [http://tolweb.org/tree]

Australian Faunal Directory [7616b45f-3971-4bfe-8221-6c26ec068f13]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Lycaenidae]
Data retrieved on: 20 February 2014

Wikipedia Articles [Lycaenidae]

Wikipedia Articles [https://en.wikipedia.org]

Bělín V. (1999): Motýli České a Slovenské republiky aktivní ve dne, Kabourek, Zlín [as Lycaenidae]

Jakšić P., Nahirnić A., Petrović S. (2013): Compendium of Serbian Butterflies with Vernacular Names, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, 6: 75-88 [as Lycaenidae]

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