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    Polyommatinae, the blues, are a diverse subfamily of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). This subfamily was long used to assign taxa of unclear...
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    subfamily Polyommatinae. The butterfly is found throughout the Palearctic and has been introduced to North America. Butterflies in the Polyommatinae are collectively...
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    species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (Lycaeninae), the hairstreaks (Theclinae), and the harvesters...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of North America (Lycaenidae)
    Gossamer-wings are the smallest butterflies. Their wingspans range from 0.5-2.0 inches (1.2-5.1 cm). There are about 7,000 species worldwide with about...
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    Polyommatini is a tribe of lycaenid butterflies in the subfamily of Polyommatinae. These were extensively studied by Russian novelist and lepidopterist...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of the Amazon River basin and the Andes
    This is a list of butterflies of the Amazon River basin and the Andes. The Amazon River basin may be the most speciose region for butterflies. Nine countries...
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  • This is a list of the Lycaenidae of Europe. It is a part of List of the butterflies of Europe. Tawny silverline, Cigaritis acamas (Klug, 1834) Tribe Lycaenini...
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    This is a list of butterflies of Papua New Guinea. This list includes species recorded from mainland Papua New Guinea, but also all islands that are part...
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    butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It belongs to the subfamily of Polyommatinae (Babendreier, 2003). Subspecies include the following: Plebejus idas...
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    Pavulaan, H. and D. M. Wright. (2005). Celastrina serotina (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): A new butterfly species from the northeastern United States and eastern...
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  • This is a list of butterflies and moths—species of the order Lepidoptera—found in the U.S. state of Indiana. Pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor Zebra...
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    viburni Eriophyes vitis Eriophyes von Celastrina serotina (Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae): a New Butterfly Species from the Northeastern United States and Eastern...
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    Lycaeninae: coppers (16 species) Theclinae: hairstreaks (90 species) Polyommatinae: blues (37 species) Riodinidae: metalmarks (28 species) Nymphalidae:...
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  • Tasmania is located south of the mainland of Australia, separated from the state of Victoria by the 240 km wide Bass Strait. Although Tasmania shares most...
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    This is a simple list of the butterflies of Morocco. It does not include the rank changes or subspecies recognized by Tennent (1996) or Delacre and Tarrier...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan
    This is a list of butterflies of Sudan and South Sudan. About 341 species are known from the Sudans, 6 of which are endemic. Papilio antimachus Drury,...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of Jamaica
    This list of butterflies of Jamaica lists butterflies recorded from the island of Jamaica. The list is most likely incomplete. There is also a list of...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of the Marshall Islands
    This is a list of butterflies of the Marshall Islands. Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767) Danaus plexippus plexippus...
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  • This is a comprehensive list of the butterflies recorded in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyrgus alveus...
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    This is a list of butterflies of Singapore. About 305 species are known from Singapore. Chilasa clytia clytia – common mime Graphium agamemnon agamemnon...
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    This is a list of butterflies of South Africa. Over 660 species are known from South Africa, a large proportion of which are endemic. Amauris albimaculata...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of Lord Howe Island
    This is a list of butterflies of Lord Howe Island. Taractrocera papyria (Boisduval, 1832) Graphium macleayanus insulana (Waterhouse, 1920) Papilio aegeus...
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    This is a list of butterflies of the Solomon Islands archipelago. Tagiades japetus hovia (Swinhoe, 1904) Tagiades japetus kazana Evans, 1934 Tagiades japetus...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of the Comoros
    This is a list of butterflies of the Comoro Islands. About 88 species are known from the Comoros, 19 of which are endemic. This is a list of butterfly...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of Colombia
    This is a list of butterflies of Colombia. About 1,600 species are known from Colombia. Aethilla memmius Anthoptus epictetus Apaustus gracilis Apaustus...
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  • Thumbnail for List of butterflies of French Guiana
    This is a list of butterflies of French Guiana. About 850 species are known from French Guiana. Battus belus (Cramer, [1777]) Battus lycidas (Cramer, [1777])...
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    phocides (Fabricius, 1793) B. p. yurgama (Couchman, 1965) subfamily: Polyommatinae (blues) tribe: Candalidini genus: Candalides (pencil– and dusky-blues)...
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  • This is a list of butterflies of Palau. Badamia exclamationis (Fabricius, 1775) Hasora chromus chromus (Cramer, 1780) Parnara bada (Moore, 1878) Graphium...
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    This is a list of butterflies of Mexico. According to this list, there are 2,045 butterfly species present in Mexico. Baronia brevicornis brevicornis –...
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    This is a list of butterflies of Bangladesh. About 430 species are known from Bangladesh, but it is estimated that a total number of 500 to 550 species...
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