The Aphnaeinae are a

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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the

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Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

Systematics

Until recently, this

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used to be considered a

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(called Aphnaeini) within the subfamily

Theclinae The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names. The group is part of the family Lycaenidae, the "gossamer-winged butterflies". There are many tropi ...

Genera

Modern authors recognize 17

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:, 2015. Phylogeny of the Aphnaeinae: myrmecophilous African butterflies with carnivorous and herbivorous life histories. ''Systematic entomology'' 40(1): 169–182. * ''

Aloeides ''Aloeides'', commonly called coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most can be found in South Africa (49 species), but a few species occur as far north as Kenya (8 species). Species Listed alphabetically within groups.Tit ...

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/small> * '' Argyraspodes'' Tite & Dickson, 1973 * '' Axiocerses'' Hübner,

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'' Seven, 1997 * '' Chloroselas'' Butler,

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Chrysoritis ''Chrysoritis'', commonly called opals or coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found mainly in southern Africa and particularly South Africa. Species Species of the genus include:898 __NOTOC__ Year 898 ( DCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * January 1 – King Odo I (or Eudes) dies at La Fère (Northern France) af ...

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Cigaritis ''Cigaritis'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Its species are found in the Afrotropical realm, the Indomalayan realm and adjacent regions of Asia. ''Cigaritis'' includes species that used to be placed in two other genera: ''A ...

'' Donzel, 1847 * '' Crudaria'' Wallengren, 1875 * '' Erikssonia'' Trimen, 1891 * '' Lipaphnaeus'' Aurivillius, 1916 * '' Phasis'' Hübner,

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Pseudaletis ''Pseudaletis'', commonly known as fantasies, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm. Species *'' Pseudaletis abriana'' Libert, 2007 *''Pseudaletis agrippina'' H. H. Druc ...

'' Druce, 1888 * '' Trimenia'' Tite & Dickson, 1973 * '' Tylopaedia'' Tite & Dickson, 1973 * '' Vansomerenia'' Heath, 1997 * '' Zeritis'' Boisduval,

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References

Butterfly subfamilies {{Aphnaeini-stub