Thailand Lycaenidae Subfamilies Overview

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	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	darkie	darkie	Taraka sp. pierrot	apefly
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Curetinae (Sunbeams).
	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	cupid	cupid
	cupid	babul blue	quaker	malayan
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 2) (Blues). Hedge blues, albocerulean and grass blues.
	hedge blue	hedge blue	albocerulean	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	Chilades blue	Chilades blue	Chilades blue	Euchrysops blue
	forget-me-not	Leptotes blue	peablue	cerulean	cerulean
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 4) (Blues). Lineblues, fourlines and sixlines.
	lineblue	lineblue	lineblue	fourline	sixline
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Group 5) (Blues). Singleton, straight-wing blues, Niphanda pierrots, ciliate blues and Caerulea blue.
	singleton	straight-wing blue	Niphanda sp. pierrot	ciliate blue	Caerulea blue
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Lycaeninae (Coppers). Sapphires.
	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire	sapphire
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Aphnaeinae (Silverlines).
	silverline	silverline	silverline
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 1) (Hairstreaks). Hairstreaks, Arhopala oakblues and bushblues.
	hairstreak	Arhopala Oakblue	Arhopala Oakblue	Arhopala Oakblue	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	Mahathala oakblue	Apporasa oakblue	red-edge	saffron
	acacia blue	Iraota blue	leaf blue	leaf blue	tinsel
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 3) (Hairstreaks). Yams, yamflies, imperials, cardinal and mandarin blue.
	yam	yam	yamfly	yamfly	imperial
	imperial	imperial	imperial	cardinal	mandarin blue
Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged butterflies). Subfamily: Theclinae (Group 4) (Hairstreaks). Posies, onyxes and royals.
	posy	posy	onyx	onyx	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	cornelian
	guava blue	spark	tit	plane	flash
	flash	flash	flash	witch	plush

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