The Hypolycaenini are a small
tribe
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of
butterflies in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 butterf ...
. It is alternatively treated as a subtribe, Hypolycaenina, of the
Theclini
The Theclini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary.
Genera
* '' Amblopala''
* '' Antigius''
* '' Araragi''
* '' Artopoetes''
* '' Austrozephyrus' ...
.
Genera
As not all
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 ...
have been assigned to tribes, the following list of genera is preliminary:
Subtribe Hypolycaenina
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
* ''Hemiolaus
''Hemiolaus'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae.
Species
*'' Hemiolaus caeculus'' (Hopffer, 1855)
*'' Hemiolaus ceres'' (Hewitson, 1865)
*'' Hemiolaus cobaltina'' (Aurivillius, 1899)
*'' Hemiolaus maryra'' (Mabille, 887
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* ''Hypolycaena
''Hypolycaena'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. ''Hypolycaena'' species are found in the Australasian, Indomalayan and Afrotropical realms.
Species
*'' Hypolycaena alcestis'' (Grose-Smith, 1889)
*'' Hypolycaena amabilis'' (de Nic ...
''
* '' Chliaria''
* ''Zeltus
''Zeltus'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae, the blues. It is monotypic containing the species ''Zeltus amasa'', the fluffy tit, a small butterfly found in Indomalayan realm. The butterfly is found in India, specially the Western G ...
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* ''Leptomyrina
''Leptomyrina'' is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Species
*Subgenus ''Leptomyrina'' Butler, 1898
**'' Leptomyrina boschi'' Strand, 1911
**'' Leptomyrina hirundo'' (Walle ...
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References
Theclinae
Butterfly tribes
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