Family

Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)

Cupido amyntula. Photo: (c) Nick Block, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Papilionoidea (Butterflies)
        Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies)
        Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks) (11)
        Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues) (9)
        Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers) (5)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)

Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers)

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