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Lycaeninae
Sooty CopperLycaena tityrus
Sooty Copper
Lycaena tityrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Lycaeninae

Lycaeninae, the coppers, are a subfamily of the gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1400 × 1400 pixels, file size: 606 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Sooty Copper (Lycaena tityrus) Beschreibung: Schwefelvögelchen (Lycaena tityrus) Source: picture taken by Olaf Leillinger on 1998-05-16 License: CC-BY-SA-2. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera... The order Lepidoptera is the second most speciose order in the class Insecta and includes the butterflies, moths and skippers. ... Rhopalocera and Heterocera are non-standard divisions in the taxonomy of Lepidopterans, used in an attempt to formalize the popular schoolyard distinction between butterflies and moths. ... Families Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae Libytheidae The superfamily Papilionoidea contains all the butterflies except for the skippers, which are classified in superfamily Hesperioidea. ... Subfamilies Curetinae - Sunbeams Liphyrinae Lipteninae Lycaeninae - Coppers Miletinae - Harvesters Polyommatinae - Blues Poritiinae Styginae (disputed) Theclinae - Hairstreaks, Elfins and see text The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. ... ... Subfamilies Curetinae - Sunbeams Liphyrinae Lipteninae Lycaeninae - Coppers Miletinae - Harvesters Polyommatinae - Blues Poritiinae Styginae (disputed) Theclinae - Hairstreaks, Elfins and see text The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide,[1] whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. ...


The relationships of the Lycaenidae are not fully resolved. Hence, several of the genera listed here might actually belong elsewhere. Subfamilies Curetinae - Sunbeams Liphyrinae Lipteninae Lycaeninae - Coppers Miletinae - Harvesters Polyommatinae - Blues Poritiinae Styginae (disputed) Theclinae - Hairstreaks, Elfins and see text The Lycaenidae are the second-largest family of butterflies, with about 6000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. ...

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  • Aloeides
  • Apangea
  • Armenia
  • Athamanthia Zhdanko, 1983
  • Baspa
  • Bidaspa
  • Boldenaria
  • Callipsyche
  • Calystryma
  • Catopyrops - Polyommatinae?
  • Chalceria Scudder, 1876
  • Chalybs
  • Chrysozephyrus
  • Cyaniriodes
  • Cyprotides
  • Darasana
  • Diopetes
  • Epidemia Scudder, 1876
  • Erysichton - Polyommatinae?
  • Eupsychellus
  • Freyeria
  • Gaeides Scudder, 1876
  • Habrodais
  • Heliophorus - Sapphires
  • Heodes Dalman, 1816
  • Hermelycaena L. Miller & F.M. Brown, 1978
  • Hyllolycaena L. Miller & F.M. Brown, 1979
  • Hypaurotis
  • Hypochrysops
  • Hypomyrina
  • Hysudra
  • Iaspis
  • Incisalia
  • Ionolyce - Polyommatinae?
  • Iophanus Draudt, 1920
  • Ipidecla
  • Jalmenus
  • Kulua
  • Lepidochrysops - Polyommatinae?
  • Lycaena - includes Antipodolycaena, Thersamolycaena
  • Maculinea - Polyommatinae?
  • Margelycaena
  • Maurus
  • Melanolycaena Sibatani, 1974
  • Michaelus
  • Mirzakhania
  • Mitoura
  • Nadisepa
  • Neolucia - Polyommatinae?
  • Nesa
  • Nesiostrymon
  • Nesolycaena
  • Nothodanis
  • Paiwarria
  • Palaeochrysophanus Verity, 1943
  • Panchala
  • Parachilades
  • Paralucia
  • Paralycaeides - Polyommatinae?
  • Pepliphorus
  • Perpheres
  • Phaedrotes
  • Phasis
  • Poecilmitis
  • Polycyma
  • Prosotas - Polyommatinae?
  • Pseudalmenus
  • Pseudodipsas
  • Pseudolycaena
  • Pseudothecla
  • Quercusia
  • Rapsidia
  • Sahulana - Polyommatinae?
  • Sandia - Theclinae (Eumaeini)?
  • Satadra
  • Sibataniozephyrus
  • Siderus
  • Spindasis
  • Stilbon
  • Superflua
  • Symbiopsis
  • Syntarucoides
  • Tartesa
  • Tatura
  • Tharsalea Scudder, 1876
  • Theclinesthes - Polyommatinae?
  • Thecliolia
  • Theritas
  • Tiora
  • Tuttiola
  • Tylopaedia
  • Ununcula
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  • Xinjiangia
  • Zetona
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