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:

Subgenus Tharsalea Scudder, 1876:
Subgenus Chalceria Scudder, 1876:

The thaeides species group:
The chalceria species group:
Subgenus Epidemia Scudder, 1876:

The hyllolycaena species group:
The epidemia species group:
Subgenus Hermelycaena Miller & Brown, 1979:
Subgenus Antipodolycaena Smart, 1975:
Unnamed subgenus:

The heodes species group:
The palaeochrysophanus species group:
Subgenus Lycaena Fabricius, 1807:

The helle species group:
  • Lycaena helle – violet copper
  • Lycaena irmae Bailey, 1932 South Tibet
  • Lycaena li West China
  • Lycaena ouang Yunnan
  • Lycaena pang West China, Tibet
  • Lycaena svenhedini China
  • Lycaena tseng North Burma to West China
The phlaeas species group:
The thersamolycaena species group:
The thersamonia species group:
The phoenicurusia species group:
  • Lycaena margelanica South Tajikistan to Tien-Shan, Gissar Range, Darvaz, Alay, West Pamir, Babatag, Karatau, Teriklitau, Rangontau, Zailiisky Alatau, Lake Issyk-Kul mountains
The hyrcanana species group:
  • Lycaena caspius Kopet-Dagh, Gissar Range, North Iran, Afghanistan
  • Lycaena ophion Hemming, 1933 Kopet-Dagh, Gissar Range to Darvaz Tadzhikistan
  • Lycaena pamira
  • Lycaena sartha Gissar Range to Darvaz, Pamirs to Alay mountains, Northeast Afghanistan
  • Lycaena sultan West Gissar Range
Unknown species group: