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Family Lycaenidae - Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters

Harvesters, Apeflies · Coppers · Blues · Hairstreaks
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Subfamily Miletinae - Harvesters, Apeflies
Harvester caterpillar - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius butterfly - Feniseca tarquinius Feniseca tarquinius (Harvester) - Feniseca tarquinius Feniseca tarquinius chrysalis over time - Feniseca tarquinius small brown butterfly with many spots outlined with white - Feniseca tarquinius Lepidptera. Lycaenidae. Satyrium - Feniseca tarquinius

Subfamily Lycaeninae - Coppers
American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas American Copper?? - Lycaena helloides butterfly - Lycaena phlaeas Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota - male American Copper? - Lycaena phlaeas Hermes Copper - Lycaena hermes American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas Lycaena rubida - male

Subfamily Polyommatinae - Blues
Sonoran Blue - Philotes sonorensis - male blue butterfly - Which - Celastrina neglecta Blue Butterflies Mating - Celastrina echo - male - female Summer Azure - Celastrina neglecta Lycaenidae: Glaucopsyche lygdamus - Glaucopsyche lygdamus Eastern Tailed-Blue - Cupido comyntas Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus - female Silvery Blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Subfamily Theclinae - Hairstreaks
Red-banded Hairstreak - Calycopis cecrops Acadian Hairstreak - Satyrium acadicum Strymon melinus ovipositing - Strymon melinus - female Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly - Hypaurotis crysalus Callophrys spinetorum Coral Hairstreak - Hodges#4275 - Satyrium titus GA February Red-banded HS - Calycopis cecrops Juniper Hairstreak - Callophrys gryneus


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