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Lycaena

Lycaena is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as Antipodolycaena. Many formerly independent genera are now subsumed within Lycaena; the genus Gaiedes may also belong here. Many of the subgenera, species groups and species listed here may be synonyms.

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:<br/>

Subgenus Tharsalea <small>Scudder, 1876</small>:

  • Lycaena arota <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – tailed copper

Subgenus Chalceria <small>Scudder, 1876</small>:<br/> The thaeides species group:

  • Lycaena dione <small>(Scudder, 1868)</small>
  • Lycaena editha <small>(Mead, 1878)</small> – Edith's copper <small>California, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada</small>
  • Lycaena gorgon <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – gorgon copper <small>Nevada, California, Oregon</small>
  • Lycaena xanthoides <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – great gray copper <small>California</small>

The chalceria species group:

  • Lycaena ferrisi <small>Johnson & Balogh, 1977</small> – Ferris' copper <small>Arizona</small>
  • Lycaena heteronea <small>Boisduval, 1858</small> – blue copper
  • Lycaena rubidus <small>(Behr, 1866)</small> – ruddy copper

Subgenus Epidemia <small>Scudder, 1876</small>:<br/> The hyllolycaena species group:

  • Lycaena hyllus <small>(Cramer, [1775])</small> – bronze copper

The epidemia species group:

  • Lycaena dorcas <small>Kirby, 1837</small> – dorcas copper or cinquefoil copper
  • Lycaena dospassosi <small>McDunnough, 1940</small>
  • Lycaena epixanthe <small>(Boisduval & Leconte, [1835])</small> – bog copper, cranberry-bog copper
  • Lycaena helloides <small>(Boisduval, 1852)</small> – purplish copper
  • Lycaena nivalis <small>(Boisduval, 1869)</small> – nivalis copper
  • Lycaena mariposa <small>(Reakirt, 1866)</small> – mariposa copper

Subgenus Hermelycaena <small>Miller & Brown, 1979</small>:

  • Lycaena hermes <small>(Edwards, 1870)</small> – Hermes copper

Subgenus Antipodolycaena <small>Smart, 1975</small>:

Unnamed subgenus:<br/> The heodes species group:

The palaeochrysophanus species group:

  • Lycaena candens <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, [1844]) South Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia</small>
  • Lycaena hippothoe <small>(Linnaeus, 1761)</small> – purple-edged copper

Subgenus Lycaena <small>Fabricius, 1807</small>:<br/> The helle species group:

  • Lycaena helle <small>([Schiffermüller], 1775)</small> – violet copper
  • Lycaena irmae <small>Bailey, 1932 South Tibet</small>
  • Lycaena li <small>(Oberthür, 1886) West China</small>
  • Lycaena ouang <small>(Oberthür, 1891) Yunnan</small>
  • Lycaena pang <small>(Oberthür, 1886) West China, Tibet</small>
  • Lycaena svenhedini <small>(Nordström, 1935) China</small>
  • Lycaena tseng <small>(Oberthür, 1886) North Burma to West China</small>

The phlaeas species group:

The thersamolycaena species group:

The thersamonia species group:

  • Lycaena aditya <small>(Moore, [1875]) West Pamirs, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India</small>
  • Lycaena alaica <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Pamirs-Alai, Gissar Range, North east Afghanistan</small>
  • Lycaena alpherakyi <small>(Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) East Pamirs, Northwest China</small>
  • Lycaena attila <small>(Zhdanko, 1990) Zaalaisky Mountains (Trans-Ili Alatau) Central Asia</small>
  • Lycaena asabinus <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Turkey, Transcaucasia, Iran, Armenia</small>
  • Lycaena hyrcana <small>(Neuburger, 1903) North Iran to Central Asia</small>
  • Lycaena kurdistanica <small>(Riley, 1921) Armenia, Northeast Turkey, West Iran</small>
  • Lycaena lampon <small>Lederer, [1870] Kopet-Dagh, Southeast Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan</small>
  • Lycaena ochimus <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, [1851]) Transcaucasia, Armenia, Caucasus Minor, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Talysh Mountains (Iran - Azerbaijan)</small>
  • Lycaena phoebus <small>(Blachier, 1905)</small> – Moroccan copper <small>Morocco</small>
  • Lycaena solskyi <small>Erschoff, 1874 Pamirs to Alay Mountains, Gissar Range, Darvaz Range, Tian-Shan, Kashmir, Samarkand</small>
  • Lycaena thersamon <small>(Esper, 1784)</small> – lesser fiery copper
  • Lycaena thetis <small>Klug, 1834</small> – fiery copper or golden copper

The phoenicurusia species group:

The hyrcanana species group:

  • Lycaena caspius <small>(Lederer, 1869) Kopet-Dagh, Gissar Range, North Iran, Afghanistan</small>
  • Lycaena ophion <small>Hemming, 1933 Kopet-Dagh, Gissar Range to Darvaz Tadzhikistan</small>
  • Lycaena pamira <small>(Nekrutenko, 1983)</small>
  • Lycaena sartha <small>(Staudinger, 1886) Gissar Range to Darvaz, Pamirs to Alay mountains, Northeast Afghanistan</small>
  • Lycaena sultan <small>(Lang, 1884) West Gissar Range (Zeravshansky, Ghissarsky, Baisuntau, Fanskie)</small>

Unknown species group:

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