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Family Lycaenidae - Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters

Harvesters, Apeflies · Coppers · Blues · Hairstreaks
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Subfamily Miletinae - Harvesters, Apeflies
Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius - From near its western range limit in central Kansas - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester Larvae and Woolly Maple Aphid colony on bristly greenbrier - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester Larvae and Woolly Maple Aphid colony on bristly greenbrier - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester? - Feniseca tarquinius Harvester ovipositing in Woolly Maple Aphid, Neoprociphilus aceris, colony - Feniseca tarquinius - female Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius Small spotted Butterfly - Feniseca tarquinius

Subfamily Lycaeninae - Coppers
Tailed Copper - Lycaena arota American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus - female Hairstreak - Lycaena hyllus There was also a cute little butterfly - Lycaena mariposa Hermes copper basking in the sun. - Lycaena hermes - male Lycaena dione - female Lycaena helloides on Matricaria maritima - Lycaena helloides

Subfamily Polyommatinae - Blues
Brephidium exilis - Brephidium exile Azure - Celastrina echo Which Blue? - female Which blue? - Plebejus - male eastern tailed blue - Cupido comyntas - female Hairstreak sp - Cupido comyntas Elk Island Butterfly - Celastrina lucia 292

Subfamily Theclinae - Hairstreaks
Gray Hairstreak? - Strymon melinus - female Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus Henry's Elfin - Callophrys henrici Gray Hairstreak Butterfly - Strymon melinus Thicket Hairstreak - Callophrys spinetorum Gray Hairstreak? - Strymon melinus Satyrium titus moth or butterfly lara? - Strymon melinus


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