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Palearctic Butterflies -
Lycaenidae
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Special Exhibition by Richard K. Lambert (Part One)
Lycaenidae
Blues
Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Blue)
Glaucopsyche alexis (Green-underside Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Leptotes pirithous (Lang's Short-tailed Blue)
Polyommatus bellargus (Adonis Blue)
Glaucopsyche paphos (Paphos Blue)
Zizeeria knysna (African Grass Blue)
Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue)
Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue)
Plebejus argus (Silver-studded Blue)
Scolitantides orion (Chequered Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Glaucopsyche melanops (Black-eyed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Phengaris arion (Large Blue)
Agrodiaetus thersites (Chapman's Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Cupido minimus (Small Blue)
Cyaniris semiargus (Mazarine Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Polyommatus coridon (Chalkhill Blue)
Everes argiades (Short-tailed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Everes alcetas (Provençal Short-tailed Blue) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Coppers
Lycaena thersamon (Lesser Fiery Copper)
Lycaena dispar (Large Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Lycaena tityrus (Sooty Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Lycaena phlaeas (Small Copper Butterfly)
Palaeochrysophanus hippothoe (Purple-edged Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Lycaena alciphron (Purple-shot Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Lycaena virgaureae (Scarce Copper) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Hairstreaks
Thecla betulae (Brown Hairstreak)
Satyrium w-album (White-letter Hairstreak)
Satyrium pruni (Black Hairstreak)
Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak)
Favonius quercus (Purple Hairstreak)
Laeosopis roboris (Spanish Purple Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Satyrium esculi (False Ilex Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Satyrium spini (Blue Spot Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Satyrium ilicis (Ilex Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Tomares ballus (Provençal Hairstreak) Photo by Richard K Lambert
Bronze and Argus species
Cacyreus marshalli (Geranium Bronze)
Aricia cramera (Southern Brown Argus)
Aricia agestis (Brown Argus)
Aricia artaxerxes (Northern Brown Argus)
Plebeius eumedon (Geranium Argus) Photo by Richard K Lambert
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