''Lycaena'' is a

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. The genus range is

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, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in

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and one in

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. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as ''

Antipodolycaena ''Antipodolycaena'' is a subgenus of the genus ''Lycaena'' which is found only in New Zealand. ''Antipodolycaena'' includes four species that are endemic to New Zealand:synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are al ...

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:''Lycaena''
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Subgenus ''Tharsalea'' Scudder, 1876: *''

Lycaena arota ''Lycaena arota'', the tailed copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from New Mexico north and west to Oregon, south to southern California and Baja California, Mexico. The average wingspan ranges from 30� ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – tailed copper Subgenus ''Chalceria'' Scudder, 1876:
The ''thaeides'' species group: *''

Lycaena dione ''Lycaena dione'', the grey copper or great copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1868. It is found from the southern Prairie provinces of Canada and western Ontario south ...

'' (Scudder, 1868) *''

Lycaena editha ''Lycaena editha'', known generally as the Edith's copper or great gray copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), w ...

'' (Mead, 1878) – Edith's copper California, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada *'' Lycaena gorgon'' (Boisduval, 1852) – gorgon copper Nevada, California, Oregon *''

Lycaena xanthoides ''Lycaena xanthoides'', the great copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whos ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – great gray copper California The ''chalceria'' species group: *''

Lycaena ferrisi ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' Johnson & Balogh, 1977 – Ferris' copper Arizona *''

Lycaena heteronea The blue copper, also known as ''Lycaena heteronea'', is an American butterfly that belongs to the gossamer-winged family. The butterfly is named so because of the bright blue hue of the upper side of the males' wings. Females are brown on thei ...

'' Boisduval, 1858 – blue copper *''

Lycaena rubidus ''Lycaena rubidus'', the ruddy copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western mountains of North America.Lycaena hyllus ''Lycaena hyllus'', the bronze copper, is a butterfly of the lycaenids family found in North America.Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.775 __NOTOC__ Year 775 ( DCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 775 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

– bronze copper The ''epidemia'' species group: *''

Lycaena dorcas ''Lycaena dorcas'' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, the gossamer-winged butterflies. Its common names include dorcas copper and cinquefoil copper. The species was first described by William Kirby in 1837. It is native to Nort ...

'' Kirby, 1837 – dorcas copper or cinquefoil copper *''

Lycaena dospassosi ''Lycaena dospassosi'', the maritime copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Canada.Lycaena epixanthe ''Lycaena epixanthe'', the bog copper or cranberry-bog copper, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Adults like to sip drops of dew clinging to leaves and almost exclusively nectar on their host plant, cranberries. Because ...

'' (Boisduval & Leconte,

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– bog copper, cranberry-bog copper *''

Lycaena helloides ''Lycaena helloides'', the purplish copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America from the Great Lakes area to British Columbia, south to Baja California. The wingspan is 30–38 mm. The upper surface of th ...

'' (Boisduval, 1852) – purplish copper *''

Lycaena nivalis ''Lycaena nivalis'', the lilac-bordered copper or nivalis copper,Lycaena mariposa ''Lycaena mariposa'', the mariposa copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Canada and the United States.Lycaena hermes ''Lycaena hermes'', the Hermes copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mexico and southern California in the United States. It is known from a small number of areas. Forest fires in the San Diego area in 2003 an ...

'' (Edwards, 1870) – Hermes copper Subgenus ''Antipodolycaena'' Smart, 1975: *''

Lycaena boldenarum ''Lycaena boldenarum'', the boulder copper, is a species of butterfly which is endemic to New Zealand, it is found on both North Island and South Island in a wide variety of open habitats including grassland, shingle and sand dunes. They are nor ...

'' White, 1862 New Zealand *''

Lycaena feredayi ''Lycaena feredayi'', the glade copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. The wingspan is 25–32 mm. Adults are on wing from November to December and from February to the beginning of April. Identific ...

'' (Bates, 1867) – glade copper *''

Lycaena rauparaha ''Lycaena rauparaha'', Rauparaha's copper, Fereday’s copper or mokarakare is a species of butterfly endemic to New Zealand. It acquired its English common name because it occurred in the same coastal areas as the rangatira (chief) and war leade ...

'' (Fereday, 1877) New Zealand *''

Lycaena salustius ''Lycaena salustius'', the common copper or the coastal copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is known in the Maori language as pepe para riki, a name that is shared with a few other members of the g ...

'' (Fabricius, 1793) – common copper Unnamed subgenus:
The ''heodes'' species group: *''

Lycaena ottomanus ''Lycaena ottomanus'' is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey. Its natural habitats are temperate ...

'' (Lefèbvre, 1830) – Grecian copper *''

Lycaena tityrus ''Lycaena tityrus'', the sooty copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Europe. Subspecies *''Lycaena tityrus subalpina'' (Speyer, 1851) Italy The wingspan is . The butterfly flies from April to September, depending on th ...

'' (Poda, 1761) – sooty copper *''

Lycaena virgaureae The scarce copper (''Lycaena virgaureae'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae (copper or gossamer-winged butterflies). Appearance The lower surfaces of the back wings are yellowish and have only a few black dots; there are characteristic wh ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – scarce copper The ''palaeochrysophanus'' species group: *''

Lycaena candens ''Lycaena candens'' is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic (Southeast Europe and Caucasus) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Subspecies * ''L. c. leonhardi'' (Fruhstorfer, 1917) * ''L. c. pfeifferi'' (Beuret, 1952) Caucasus, ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 844 South Europe, Caucasus, Transcaucasia *''

Lycaena hippothoe The purple-edged copper (''Lycaena hippothoe'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. Sub-species Subspecies include: * ''Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe'' ( Linnaeus, 1761) * ''Lycaena hippothoe stiberi'' (Gerhard, 1853) – Scandinavia, Ura ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) – purple-edged copper Subgenus ''Lycaena'' Fabricius, 1807:
The ''helle'' species group: *''

Lycaena helle ''Lycaena helle'', the violet copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from the Pyrenees to northern Norway and from Belgium east across the Palearctic to Central Asia, Siberia and Amur.The wingspan The wingspan (or just ...

'' ( chiffermüller 1775) – violet copper *''

Lycaena irmae ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' Bailey, 1932 South Tibet *''

Lycaena li ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) West China *''

Lycaena ouang ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Oberthür, 1891) Yunnan *''

Lycaena pang ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) West China, Tibet *''

Lycaena svenhedini ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Nordström, 1935) China *''

Lycaena tseng ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Oberthür, 1886) North Burma to West China The ''phlaeas'' species group: *''

Lycaena cupreus ''Lycaena cuprea'', the lustrous copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the western mountains of North America.

'' (Edwards, 1870) – lustrous copper *''

Lycaena kiyokoae ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' Sakai, 1978 Afghanistan *''

Lycaena phlaeas ''Lycaena phlaeas'', the small copper, American copper, or common copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenids or gossamer-winged butterfly family. According to Guppy and Shepard (2001), its specific name ''phlaeas'' is said to be derived either ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) – small copper, common copper, American copper *''

Lycaena sichuanica ''Lycaena sichuanica'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sichuan in China. The species was described in 2001 and in 2009 the first female specimens were found. The forewings have an orange ground colour with a broad bord ...

'' Bozano & Weidenhoffer, 2001 The ''thersamolycaena'' species group: *''

Lycaena aeolus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' Wyatt, 1961 West Pamirs, Afghanistan *''

Lycaena aeolides ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Churkin, 1999) Gissar Range, Central Asia *''

Lycaena alciphron The purple-shot copper (''Lycaena alciphron'') is a butterfly in the family of the Lycaenidae or copper butterflies and in the genus of the ''Lycaena''. The coloring of the males and the females is very different, i.e. the sexual dimorphism is v ...

'' (Rottemburg, 1775) – purple-shot copper *''

Lycaena dispar The large copper (''Lycaena dispar'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. ''L. dispar'' has been commonly arranged into three subspecies: ''L. dispar dispar'', (single-brooded) which was commonly found in England, but is now extinct, ''L. ...

'' (Haworth, 1802) – large copper *''

Lycaena splendens ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as ''Antipod ...

'' (Staudinger, 1881)

Dzhungarsky Alatau The Dzungarian Alatau ( mn, Зүүнгарын Алатау, ''Züüngaryn Alatau''; ; kk, Жетісу Алатауы, ''Jetısu Alatauy''; russian: Джунгарский Алатау, ''Dzhungarskiy Alatau'') is a mountain range that lies on t ...

, Tian-Shan (Central Asia) *''

Lycaena violaceus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Staudinger, 1892) The ''thersamonia'' species group: *''

Lycaena aditya ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as ''Antipod ...

'' (Moore,

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West Pamirs, Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India *''

Lycaena alaica ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) Pamirs-Alai,

Gissar Range Hisar Range ( tg, Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор; uz, Hisor tizmasi, russian: Гиссарский хребет; uk, Ґаторкугі Гісор; fa, رشته‌کوه حصار; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a mountain range ...

, North east Afghanistan *''

Lycaena alpherakyi ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888) East Pamirs, Northwest China *''

Lycaena attila ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Zhdanko, 1990)

Zaalaisky Mountains russian: Заалайский хребет , etymology = , photo = Alai Valley 1.jpg , photo_caption = Trans-Alay Range and Alay Valley , photo_size = 250 , country = Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan , state = , region = Osh Province, Gorno-Badaksh ...

(Trans-Ili Alatau) Central Asia *''

Lycaena asabinus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as ''Antipod ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

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Turkey, Transcaucasia, Iran, Armenia *''

Lycaena hyrcana ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Neuburger, 1903) North Iran to Central Asia *''

Lycaena kurdistanica ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as ''Antipod ...

'' (Riley, 1921) Armenia, Northeast Turkey, West Iran *''

Lycaena lampon ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' Lederer,

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Kopet-Dagh, Southeast Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan *''

Lycaena ochimus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer,

Transcaucasia, Armenia, Caucasus Minor, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Talysh Mountains (Iran - Azerbaijan) *''

Lycaena phoebus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Blachier, 1905) – Moroccan copper Morocco *''

Lycaena solskyi ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' Erschoff, 1874 Pamirs to Alay Mountains, Gissar Range,

Darvaz Range The Darvaz Range or Darvoz Range ( tg, пуштаи Дарвоз) is a mountain range in the Western Pamirs, in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. Its name derives from the historical region of Darvaz. ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia' ...

, Tian-Shan, Kashmir, Samarkand *''

Lycaena thersamon ''Lycaena thersamon'', the lesser fiery copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Eastern Europe, Italy and South-East Europe to Mongolia and North-Western China. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The butterfly fli ...

'' (Esper, 1784) – lesser fiery copper *'' Lycaena thetis'' Klug, 1834 – fiery copper or golden copper The ''phoenicurusia'' species group: *''

Lycaena margelanica ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Staudinger, 1881) South Tajikistan to Tien-Shan, Gissar Range, Darvaz, Alay, West Pamir,

Babatag Babadag (; tr, Babadağ, "Father Mountain"), formerly known as Babatag, is a town in Tulcea County, Romania, located on a small lake formed by the river Taița, in the densely wooded highlands of Northern Dobruja. One of the several tomb ...

Karatau Karatau ( kz, Қаратау, ''Qaratau'') is an administrative center in the Talas region located in the Jambyl Region in the south of Kazakhstan. It has an estimated population of roughly 30,000 in 1999. , the population is now 27,667. The la ...

, Teriklitau, Rangontau, Zailiisky Alatau, Lake Issyk-Kul mountains The ''hyrcanana'' species group: *''

Lycaena caspius ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Lederer, 1869)

Kopet-Dagh The Köpet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh ( tk, Köpetdag; fa, کپه‌داغ), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range, is a mountain range on the border between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about along the border southeast o ...

, Gissar Range, North Iran, Afghanistan *''

Lycaena ophion ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' Hemming, 1933 Kopet-Dagh, Gissar Range to Darvaz Tadzhikistan *''

Lycaena pamira ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (Nekrutenko, 1983) *''

Lycaena sartha ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Staudinger, 1886) Gissar Range to Darvaz, Pamirs to Alay mountains, Northeast Afghanistan *''

Lycaena sultan ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Lang, 1884) West Gissar Range (Zeravshansky, Ghissarsky, Baisuntau, Fanskie) Unknown species group: *''

Lycaena bathinia ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' Snellen, 1899 dubious Java *''

Lycaena clarki ''Lycaena clarki'', the eastern sorrel copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found only in South Africa. The wingspan is 21–27 mm in males and 22–30 mm in females. The butterfly flies year-round, peaking in summer ...

'' Dickson, 1971 – eastern sorrel copper *''

Lycaena evansii ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' An ...

'' (de Nicéville, 1902) Kashmir, Chitral *''

Lycaena kasyapa ''Lycaena kasyapa'', the green copper, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1865. See also *List of butterflies of India The following is a l ...

'' (Moore, 1865) – green copper *''

Lycaena orus ''Lycaena orus'', the western sorrel copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found only in South Africa ( Eastern Cape Province, Western Cape Province). The habitat consists of fynbos at various altitudes, from sea level to monta ...

'' (Stoll,

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– western sorrel copper *''

'' (Lefèbvre, 1830) *''

Lycaena pallida ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' Miskin, 1891 New Guinea *''

Lycaena panava ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Westwood, 1852) *'' Lycaena pavana'' (Kollar, 844 – white-bordered copper North India *''

Lycaena standfussi ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891) West China, Tibet *''

Lycaena susanus ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1889) Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan *''

'' Poda, 1761 – sooty copper *''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – scarce copper *''

Lycaena zariaspa ''Lycaena'' is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as '' Antipo ...

'' (Moore, 1874) West Himalayas, Kashmir, Northwest India

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