Lamprospilus is a Neotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. This genus was first described in 1832 by Carl Geyer.
Lamprospilus have sexually dimorphic wing patterns. Some males have distinctive transparent wing patches. Males and females can appear so distinct that males and females have sometimes been first described as different species.
Lamprospilus sp. are found in both wet and dry lowlands and montane forests in Central and South America from Mexico to central Argentina.
There are at least seven recognized species:
Some sources also recognize the following: