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Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 - Gossamer-winged Butterflies |
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. Wikipedia
Subfamily: Curetinae Distant, 1884
Genera: Curetis
Curetis bulis bulis
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Subfamily: Lycaeninae Leach, 1815
Genera: Heliophorus
Heliophorus epicles latilimbata
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Heliophorus indicus
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Subfamily: Miletinae Corbet, 1939
Genera: Miletus, Spalgis
Miletus chinensis learchus
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Spalgis epius
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827
Genera: Acytolepis, Anthene, Caleta, Castalius, Catochrysops, Chilades, Discolampa, Euchrysops, Jamides, Lampides, Leptotes, Nacaduba, Petrelaea, Prosotas, Tarucus, Udara, Zizeeria, Zizina
Acytolepis puspa gisca
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Anthene emolus emolus
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Anthene emolus goberus
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Anthene lycaenina lycambes
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Anthene lycaenina miya
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Caleta elna noliteia
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Caleta roxus pothus
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Caleta roxus roxana
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Castalius rosimon rosimon
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Catochrysops panormus exiguus
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Catochrysops strabo strabo
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Chilades lajus lajus
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Chilades pandava pandava
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Discolampa ethion ethion
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Euchrysops cnejus
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Jamides alecto alocina
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Jamides celeno aelianus
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Jamides celeno celeno
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Jamides pura pura
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Lampides boeticus
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Leptotes plinius
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Nacaduba angusta kerriana
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Nacaduba berenice aphya
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Nacaduba kurava euplea
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Nacaduba pactolus continentalis
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Petrelaea dana
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Prosotas dubiosa indica
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Prosotas pia marginata
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Tarucus callinara
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Udara dilecta dilecta
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Zizeeria karsandra
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Zizeeria maha maha
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Zizina otis sangra
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Zizula hylax hylax
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Subfamily: Riodininae
Genera: Abisara, Archigenes, Dodona, Zemeros
Abisara abnormis
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Abisara fylla
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Archigenes neophron gratius
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Dodona deodata deodata
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Dodona egeon egeon
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Zemeros flegyas allica
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Subfamily: Theclinae Swainson, 1831
Genera: Amblypodia, Arhopala, Catapaecilma, Cheritra, Cheritrella, Cigaritis, Drupadia, Flos, Hypolycaena, Loxura, Neomyrina, Rapala, Suasa, Surendra, Tajuria, Thaduka, Virachola
Amblypodia anita anita
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Arhopala aberrans
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Arhopala abseus indicus
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Arhopala agaba
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Arhopala bazaloides bazaloides
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Arhopala centaurus nakula
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Catapaecilma subochrea
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Cheritra freja evansi
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Cheritra freja freja
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Cheritrella truncipennis
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Cigaritis lohita himalayanus
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Cigaritis syama peguanu
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Drupadia ravindra boisduvalii
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Drupadia ravindra moorei
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Flos asoka
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Flos fulgida fulgida
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Hypolycaena amasa amasa
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Hypolycaena erylus himavantus
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Hypolycaena erylus teatus
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Loxura atymnus continentalis
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Neomyrina nivea hiemalis
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Rapala iarbus iarbus
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Rapala manea chozeba
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Rapala pheretima sequeira
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Suasa lisides lisides
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Surendra quercetorum quercetorum
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Tajuria cippus cippus
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Thaduka multicaudata multicaudata
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Virachola isocrates
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Unidentified Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae 003
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Lycaenidae 001
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Lycaenidae 005
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Lycaenidae 005
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Lycaenidae 005
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Lycaenidae 008
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Lycaenidae 011
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Abisara c.f. abnormis
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Abisara c.f. abnormis
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Abisara c.f. abnormis
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Abisara c.f. abnormis
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Abisara c.f. abnormis
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