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Lycaeninae
Miletinae

Polyommatinae
Theclinae

Blues
Coppers

Hairstreaks
Harvesters

Lycaeninae - Coppers
Miletinae - Harvesters
Polyommatinae - Blues
Theclinae - Hairstreaks, Elfins

A Lycaenidae or even copper butterfly come the big family of butterflies, also referred to as a Gossamer-winged butterflies. It comprise just about 40 % of tons known butterfly coinage. Subfamilies include a blues Polyommatinae, a coppers Lycaeninae, a hairstreak butterfly Theclinae & a harvesters Miletinae.

Lycaenid butterfly feed in various sort of food including ferns, coniferous tree, fungi, lichens, cycads, homopterous insect & ant larvae.

A select few metal money: Apefly, Spalgis epius Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus El Segundo blue butterfly, Euphilotes battoides allyni Great Purple Hairstreak, Atlides halesus Large blue butterfly, Maculinea arion Palos Verdes Blue, Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis Xerces Blue, Glaucopsyche xerces (extinct)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies of North America
Distribution maps, species accounts, and photos of gossamer-wing butterflies (family Lycaenidae) of the United States and northern Mexico.

Tropical Lycaenidae
Information on lycaenid butterflies from the tropical areas (especially the Oriental region), including illustrations of typical species and taxonomic checklists.