Thailand: Lycaenidae subfamilies overview


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The Lycaenidae of Thailand is comprised of eight subfamilies: the Portitiinae, the Liphyrinae. the Miletinae, the Curetinae, the Polyommatinae, the Lycaeninae, the Aphnaeinae and the Theclinae.

Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths).
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Portitiinae (Algivorous lycanids).
Gems, emerald, brilliants and bluejohns.

 

gem
gem
gem
gem
gem
gem
brilliant
brilliant
brilliant
brilliant

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily Liphyrinae (Moth butterfly). No images.

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Miletinae (Harvesters).
Brownies, darkies, Mottles, Taraka Pierrots and Apefly.

 

brownie
brownie
darkie
darkie
darkie
darkie
Taraka sp. pierrot
Taraka sp. pierrot
apefly
apefly

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Curetinae (Sunbeams).

 

sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam
sunbeam

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 1) (Blues).
Pierrots, cupids, babul blue, quakers and malayan.

  pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
pierrot
cupid
cupid
cupid
cupid
  cupid
cupid
babul blue
babul blue
quaker
quaker
malayan
malayan
 

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 2) (Blues).
Hedge blues, albocerulean and grass blues.

 

hedge blue
hedge blue
hedge blue
hedge blue
albocerulean
albocerulean
grass blue
grass blue
grass blue
grass blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 3) (Blues).
Jewels, Chilades blues, Euchrysops blues, forget-me-nots, Leptotes blues, peablue, and ceruleans.

 

jewel
jewel
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Chilades blue
Euchrysops blue
Euchrysops blue

 

forget-me-not
forget-me-not
Leptotes blue
Leptotes blue
peablue
peablue
cerulean
cerulean
cerulean
cerulean

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 4) (Blues).
Lineblues, fourlines and sixlines.

  lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
lineblue
fourline
fourline
sixline
sixline

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 5) (Blues).
Singleton, straight-wing blues, Niphanda pierrots, ciliate blues and Caerulea blue.

  singlleton
singleton
straight-wing blue
straight-wing blue
Niphanda sp. pierrot
Niphanda sp. pierrot
ciliate blue
ciliate blue
Caerulea blue
Caerulea blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers).
Sapphires.

 

sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire
sapphire

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Aphnaeinae (Silverlines).

 

silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
silverline
   

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 1) (Hairstreaks).
Hairstreaks, Arhopala oakblues and bushblues.

  hairstreak
hairstreak
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Arhopala Oakblue
Bushblue
Bushblue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 2) (Hairstreaks).
Plushblues, Mahathala oakblues, Apporasa oakblue, saffron, acacia blues, Iraota blues, leaf blues and tinsels.

  plushblue
Plushblue
Mahathala oakblue
Mahathala oakblue
Apporasa oakblue
Apporasa oakblue
red-edge
red-edge
saffron
saffron
  acacia blue
acacia blue
Iraota blue
Iraota blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
leaf blue
tinsel
tinsel

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 3) (Hairstreaks).
Yams, yamflies, imperials, cardinal and mandarin blue.

  yam
yam
yam
yam
yamfly
yamfly
yamfly
yamfly
imperial
imperial
  imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
imperial
cardinal
cardinal
mandarin blue
mandarin blue

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 4) (Hairstreaks).
Posies, onyxes and royals.

  posy
posy
posy
posy
onyx
onyx
onyx
onyx
royal
royal
  royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
royal
 

Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 5) (Hairstreaks).
Tits, cornelians, guava blues, sparks, plane, flashes, witch and plush.

  tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
tit
cornelian
cornelian
  guava blue
guava blue
spark
spark
tit
tit
plane
plane
flash
flash
  flash
flash
flash
flash
flash
flash
witch
witch
plush
plush