''Pseudolycaena'' is a genus of hairstreaks in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. There are at two described species in ''Pseudolycaena'' found in Mexico, Central America, and South America, according to research published in 2019.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Pseudolycaena'': * ''Pseudolycaena damo'' (H. Druce, 1875) (Mexico to Panama, else disjunct Ecuador to Peru) * ''Pseudolycaena marsyas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (South America) From one to five species have been classified in this genus in the past, but phylogenetic analyses published in 2019 could not confirm the validity of more than two species, and excluded ''Pseudolycaena cybele'', ''Pseudolycaena dorcas'', and ''Pseudolycaena nellyae''.

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Eumaeini Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren {{Eumaeini-stub