Lycaenidae Leach, 1815

Gossamer-winged Butterflies

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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

Subfamily: Lycaeninae Leach, 1815

Genera: Heliophorus

Heliophorus epicles latilimbata

Heliophorus indicus

Subfamily: Miletinae Corbet, 1939

Genera: Miletus, Spalgis

Miletus chinensis learchus

Spalgis epius

Subfamily: Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827

Genera: Acytolepis, Anthene, Caleta, Castalius, Catochrysops, Chilades, Discolampa, Euchrysops, Jamides, Lampides, Leptotes, Nacaduba, Niphanda, Petrelaea, Prosotas, Tarucus, Udara, Zizeeria, Zizina

Acytolepis puspa gisca

Anthene emolus emolus

Anthene emolus goberus

Anthene lycaenina lycambes

Anthene lycaenina miya

Caleta elna noliteia

Caleta roxus pothus

Caleta roxus roxana

Castalius rosimon rosimon

Catochrysops panormus exiguus

Catochrysops strabo strabo

Chilades lajus lajus

Chilades pandava pandava

Discolampa ethion ethion

Euchrysops cnejus

Jamides alecto alocina

Jamides celeno aelianus

Jamides celeno celeno

Jamides pura pura

Lampides boeticus

Leptotes plinius

Nacaduba angusta kerriana

Nacaduba berenice aphya

Nacaduba kurava euplea

Nacaduba pactolus continentalis

Niphanda asialis

Petrelaea dana

Prosotas dubiosa indica

Prosotas nora ardates

Prosotas pia marginata

Tarucus callinara

Udara dilecta dilecta

Udara placidula howarthi

Zizeeria maha maha

Zizeeria karsandra

Zizina otis sangra

Zizula hylax hylax

Subfamily: Riodininae

Genera: Abisara, Archigenes, Dodona, Zemeros

Abisara abnormis

Abisara fylla

Archigenes neophron gratius

Dodona deodata deodata

Dodona egeon egeon

Zemeros flegyas allica

Subfamily: Theclinae Swainson, 1831

Genera: Amblypodia, Arhopala, Catapaecilma, Cheritra, Cheritrella, Cigaritis, Drupadia, Flos, Hypolycaena, Loxura, Neomyrina, Rapala, Suasa, Surendra, Tajuria, Thaduka, Virachola