The Catapaecilmatini are a small

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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the

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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 butterfly ...

Genera

The tribe contains a mere two

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at present, but 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 trop ...

have been assigned to tribes, the following list is preliminary: * ''

Acupicta Acupicta, or Catapaecilma, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms.Catapaecilma ''Catapaecilma'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm.D'Abrera, B., 1986. ''Butterflies of the Oriental Region'', Part III Lycaenidae & Riodinidae: pp. 536-672. Melbourne ...

References

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