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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae): Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae): Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota); American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas); Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus); Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides); Gray Copper (Lycaena dione); Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha); Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon); Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus); Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus); Ferris' Copper (Lycaena ferrisi); Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea); Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe); Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas); Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides); Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis); Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa); Hermes Copper (Lycaena hermes)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae): Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus); Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus); Atala (Eumaeus atala); Mexican Cycadian (Eumaeus toxea); Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius); Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus); Creamy Stripe-streak (Arawacus jada); Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon); No Common Name (Rekoa zebina); Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius); Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia); Amethyst Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon maesites); Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea); Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis); Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis); Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus); Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii); Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum); Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica); California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica); Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus); Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii); Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus); Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum); King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi); Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops); Gold-hunter's Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum); Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra); Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium); Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius); Ilavia Hairstreak (Fixsenia ilavia); Poling's Hairstreak (Fixsenia polingi); Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis); Goodson's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys goodsoni); Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus); Long-winged Greenstreak (Cyanophrys longula); Coastal Green Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum); Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis); Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani); Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys comstocki); Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami); Sandia Hairstreak (Callophrys mcfarlandi); Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus); Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis); Moss' Elfin (Callophrys mossii); Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios); Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus); Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici); Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis); Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon); Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon); Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum); Johnson's Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni); Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus); Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni); Muir's Hairstreak (Callophrys muiri); Barry's Hairstreak (Callophrys barryi); Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli); Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus); White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album); Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus); Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon avalona); Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca); Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia); Martial Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon martialis); Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa); White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata); Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon acis); Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea); Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa); Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri); Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii); Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon serapio); Ruddy Hairstreak (Electrostrymon sangala); Fulvous Hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelia); Muted Hairstreak (Electrostrymon canus); Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops); Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon); Red-spotted Hairstreak (Ministrymon echion); Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda); Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie); Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia); Sonoran Hairstreak (Hypostrymon critola); Pearly-gray Hairstreak (Siderus tephraeus); Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta); Arizona Hairstreak (Erora quaderna)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae): Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile); Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma); Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius); Marine Blue (Leptotes marina); Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna); Miami Blue (Hemiargus thomasi); Nickerbean Blue (Hemiargus ammon); Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus); Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola); Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas); Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula); Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon"); Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta); Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella); Hops Azure (Celastrina humulus); Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major); Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra); Sonoran Blue (Philotes sonorensis); Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides); Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino); Ellis' Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi); Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes); Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave); Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla); Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens); Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita); Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi); Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa); Pumice Dotted-Blue (Philotiella leona); Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus); Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus); Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas); Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa); Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus); San Emigdio Blue (Plebeius emigdionis); Boisduval's Blue (Plebeius icarioides); Shasta Blue (Plebeius shasta); Acmon Blue (Plebeius acmon); Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini); Veined Blue (Plebeius neurona); Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon); Sierra Nevada Blue (Agriades podarce)
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