Lycaenidae

Lycaeninae - Coppers

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Miletinae - Harvesters

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Polyommatinae - Blues

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Theclinae - Hairstreaks, Elfins

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The Lycaenidae or copper butterfly are a large family of butterflies, also known as the Gossamer-winged butterflies. They comprise about 40 % of all known butterfly species{{ref|Venk2005}}. Subfamilies include the blues Polyommatinae, the coppers Lycaeninae, the hairstreaks Theclinae and the harvesters Miletinae.

Related Topics:
Family - Butterflies

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Lycaenids feed on various kinds of food including ferns, conifers, fungi, lichens, cycads, homopterans and ant larvae.

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Some species:

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• Apefly, Spalgis epius
• Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus
• El Segundo blue butterfly, Euphilotes battoides allyni
• Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus
• Large blue butterfly, Maculinea arion
• Palos Verdes Blue, Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis
• Xerces Blue, Glaucopsyche xerces (extinct)
 
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