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Palearctic Butterflies - Lycaenidae

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Lycaenidae

Blues

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Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Blue)
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Glaucopsyche alexis (Green-underside Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Leptotes pirithous (Lang's Short-tailed Blue)
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Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
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Glaucopsyche paphos (Paphos Blue)
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Zizeeria knysna (African Grass Blue)
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Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
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Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue)
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Plebejus argus (Silver-studded Blue)
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Scolitantides orion (Chequered Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Glaucopsyche melanops (Black-eyed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Phengaris arion (Large Blue)
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Agrodiaetus thersites (Chapman's Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Cupido minimus (Small Blue)
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Cyaniris semiargus (Mazarine Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue)
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Everes argiades (Short-tailed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Everes alcetas (Provençal Short-tailed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert

Coppers

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Lycaena thersamon (Lesser Fiery Copper)
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Lycaena dispar (Large Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Lycaena tityrus (Sooty Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper Butterfly)
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Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Purple-edged Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Lycaena alciphron (Purple-shot Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Lycaena virgaureae (Scarce Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert

Hairstreaks

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Thecla betulae (Brown Hairstreak)
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Satyrium w-album (White-letter Hairstreak)
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Satyrium pruni (Black Hairstreak)
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Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)
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Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
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Laeosopis roboris (Spanish Purple Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Satyrium esculi (False Ilex Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Satyrium spini (Blue Spot Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Satyrium ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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Tomares ballus (Provençal Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert

Bronze and Argus species

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Cacyreus marshalli (Geranium Bronze)
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Aricia cramera (Southern Brown Argus)
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Aricia agestis (Brown Argus)
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Aricia artaxerxes (Northern Brown Argus)
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Plebeius eumedon (Geranium Argus) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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