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The Adonis Blue is a species of butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae family, primarily found in calcareous grasslands across Europe. Males are recognized by their vivid, electric-blue upper wings, while females are generally chocolate brown. In the United Kingdom, the species relies heavily on chal...
The Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon) is a butterfly found across parts of Europe, primarily on chalk and limestone grasslands. Its caterpillars feed on horseshoe vetch and are attended by ants, a relationship common in the family Lycaenidae. Adults display pale blue upperwings in males and brown...
The Silver-studded Blue (Plebejus argus) is a butterfly species belonging to the Lycaenidae family, widely distributed across heathlands and grasslands in Europe. It derives its common name from the distinct metallic silver spots found on the underside of its hindwings. The larvae possess a speciali...
The Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is a small butterfly belonging to the Lycaenidae family, predominantly found across Europe and temperate Asia. It exhibits significant sexual dimorphism; males possess vivid violet-blue upper wings, whereas females are primarily brown with a variable amount of bl...
The holly blue (Celastrina argiolus) is a small butterfly found across Europe and temperate Asia, easily recognized by the pale silvery-blue upperwings of the male. It is one of the most familiar blue butterflies in the Lycaenidae family and frequently appears in gardens and woodland edges. Females...
The Mazarine Blue (Cyaniris semiargus, formerly classified under Polyommatus) is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae native to much of Europe and temperate Asia, with populations extending into North Africa. The upper surfaces of the male's wings are a vivid blue, while females are generally...
One of the smallest butterflies in North America, with a wingspan of roughly 1.2–2 cm, inhabiting saltmarshes and alkaline flats across the western United States.
A North American lycaenid butterfly of the western United States whose larvae feed on lupines and vetches, monitored as a species sensitive to habitat loss.
A tiny lycaenid of the southeastern United States coastline restricted largely to saltmarsh habitats, ranking among North America's smallest butterflies at under 2 cm wingspan.
A small western North American blue butterfly distinguished by a bold orange submarginal band on its hindwing underside; larvae feed on buckwheat and deerweed.
A small blue butterfly found from the southwestern United States to Central America, with a distinctive brown-and-white striped pattern on its wing undersides.
A small blue butterfly ranging from the southern United States through South America, among the most abundant lycaenids in Florida's coastal and scrub habitats.
A North American blue butterfly named after 19th-century entomologist Tryon Reakirt, identifiable by distinct black spot-rows on its pale whitish wing undersides.
