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Lycaena

Korb, Stanislav K.

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Also known as Copper

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

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae
Observations recorded1,555,004

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,089
With media
48
Family
Lycaenidae
Collections
UAM, UMNH, DMNS, ANSP, MNA, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
Recorded in
United States, Spain, Mexico, Canada

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lycaeninae
Image
Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas eleus) 2.jpg
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taxon name
Lycaena
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Lycaena
Commons category
Lycaena
taxon common name
czerwończyk
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References
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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:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lycaena” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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