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Butterfly taxonomy (classification) The skippers The swallowtails The whites The hairstreaks, coppers and blues. Includes the Duke of Burgundy. The nymphalids, fritillaries and browns. Includes the Monarch.

Species Listing

This page contains a listing of primary species only. Click here to see both primary species and secondary species.

Family: Lycaenidae

The Lycaenidae family contains species more commonly known as "hairstreaks", "coppers" or "blues". The vernacular names follow Emmet and Heath (1990). The scientific names follow Bradley (2000).


 Green Hairstreak - imago - Greenham Common - 08-May-05 (9)
Green Hairstreak - imago - Botany Bay - 26-May-04 (2)
Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Male 		Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Female 		Green Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Brown Hairstreak - imago - Thatcham - 30-Jul-09 (1) {REARED} Brown Hairstreak - imago - Thatcham - 19-Aug-09 (2) {REARED} Brown Hairstreak - imago - Thatcham - 17-Aug-09 (17) {REARED} Brown Hairstreak
Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Brown Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
Female Underside
Photo © Gruditch
Purple Hairstreak - imago - Thatcham - 14-Jun-07 (1) {REARED} Purple Hairstreak 09 Q. quercus SU257291 0807 005 Purple Hairstreak Male - Botany Bay/Oaken Wood, Sussex 28-June-09
Purple Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Purple Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus
Male Underside
Photo © Gruditch 		Purple Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus
Female
Photo © Paul 		Purple Hairstreak
Neozephyrus quercus
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo

White-Letter Hairstreak - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
White-Letter Hairstreak - imago - Mount Kerkini, Greece - 09-Jun-09 (1)
White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Male 		White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Female 		White-letter Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles

Black Hairstreak - imago - Thatcham - 25-May-08 (1) {REARED}
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Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni
Male 		Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni
Female 		Black Hairstreak
Satyrium pruni
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Small Copper - imago - Stockbridge Down - 28-Jun-07 (3) Small Copper Male - Chaldon, Surrey 6-Aug-09 Small Copper - imago - Thatcham - 02-May-07 (2) {REARED} small copper female underside barton common 09
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata
Large Copper - imago - Thatcham - 24-Jun-08 (25) {REARED} Large Copper - imago - Thatcham - 24-Jun-08 (16) {REARED} Large Copper - imago - Thatcham - 26-Jun-08 (1) {REARED} Large Copper - imago - Thatcham - 25-Jun-08 (2) {REARED}
Large Copper
Lycaena dispar
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Copper
Lycaena dispar
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Copper
Lycaena dispar
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Copper
Lycaena dispar
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Long-Tailed Blue - imago - Thatcham - 10-Oct-05 [REARED] Long-Tailed Blue - imago - Thatcham - 10-Oct-05 (14) [REARED] Long-Tailed Blue - imago - Spain - Unknown date [Adrian Riley] Long-Tailed Blue - imago - Thatcham - 10-Oct-05 (6) [REARED]
Long-tailed Blue
Lampides boeticus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Long-tailed Blue
Lampides boeticus
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Long-tailed Blue
Lampides boeticus
Female
Photo © Adrian Riley 		Long-tailed Blue
Lampides boeticus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Small Blue - imago - Martin Down - 22-May-09 (3) Small Blue Male - Hutchinsons Bank, Surrey 4-June-06 Small Blue Female - Durdle Door, Dorset 25-May-05 Small Blue - imago - Martin Down - 31-May-06 (0195)
Small Blue
Cupido minimus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Small Blue
Cupido minimus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Blue
Cupido minimus
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Small Blue
Cupido minimus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Short-Tailed Blue - imago - Thatcham - 04-Sep-08 (1) Short-Tailed Blue - imago - St Guyomard, South Brittany, France - 03-Aug-04 [Pete Smith] Short-Tailed Blue - imago - Thatcham - 04-Sep-08 (5) E. argiades SE Moravia (CZE) Aug 02nd 2009
Short-tailed Blue
Everes argiades
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Short-tailed Blue
Everes argiades
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Smith 		Short-tailed Blue
Everes argiades
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Short-tailed Blue
Everes argiades
Female Underside
Photo © traplican
Silver-Studded Blue - imago - Silchester Common - 22-Jun-06 (0340) 08 P. argus TG1041 2906 7 002 Silver-Studded Blue - imago - Silchester Common - 14-Jun-04 (07) Silver-Studded Blue - imago - Silchester Common - 14-Jun-04 (04)
Silver-studded Blue
Plebeius argus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Silver-studded Blue
Plebeius argus
Male Underside
Photo © Paul 		Silver-studded Blue
Plebeius argus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Silver-studded Blue
Plebeius argus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Brown Argus - imago - Ballard Down - 21-Jul-06 (0491) Brown Argus (2nd brood), underside, 30th July 2009

Brown Argus
Aricia agestis
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Brown Argus
Aricia agestis
Male Underside
Photo © NickB 		Brown Argus
Aricia agestis
Female 		Brown Argus
Aricia agestis
Female Underside
NBA artaxerxes Berwick 2009 2 NBA artaxerxes Berwick 2009 1 Northern Brown Argus - imago - Port O Warren - Unknown date [Adrian Riley] Northern Brown Argus Female - Arnside Knott, Lancs. 9-July-09
Northern Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes
Male
Photo © Paul 		Northern Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes
Male Underside
Photo © Paul 		Northern Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes
Female
Photo © Adrian Riley 		Northern Brown Argus
Aricia artaxerxes
Female Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo
Common Blue Male (second brood) - Chaldon, Surrey 6-Aug-09 Common Blue Male - Crawley, Sussex 18-May-05 Common Blue Female - Crawley, Sussex 17-June-05 Common Blue - imago - Noar Hill - 31-Jul-04
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Male
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Female
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Chalkhill Blue - imago - Stockbridge Down - 16-Jul-08 (10) Chalkhill Blue Male - Birling Gap, Sussex 8-Aug-06 Chalkhill Blue - imago - Stockbridge Down - 06-Aug-09 (3) Chalkhill Blue - imago - Stockbridge Down - 23-Jul-08 (1)
Chalkhill Blue
Lysandra coridon
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Chalkhill Blue
Lysandra coridon
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Chalkhill Blue
Lysandra coridon
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Chalkhill Blue
Lysandra coridon
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
Adonis Blue - imago - Martin Down - 21-Aug-06 (0709) Adonis Blue Male, Malling Down, Sussex 2-June-06 Adonis Blue - imago - Martin Down - 21-May-08 (10) 09 L. bellargus Chindrieux vers St Gemain 0406 1 002
Adonis Blue
Lysandra bellargus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Adonis Blue
Lysandra bellargus
Male Underside
Photo © Vince Massimo 		Adonis Blue
Lysandra bellargus
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Adonis Blue
Lysandra bellargus
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Mazarine Blue - imago - Bunderitsa Hut, Pirin, Bulgaria - 03-Jul-07 (1014) Mazarine Blue, male - Aggletek - Hungary - 17-June-09 Mazerine Blue,female - Aggletek - Hungary - 17-June-09 Mazarine Blue - imago - Switzerland - Jun-06 (3) [Guy Padfield]
Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus
Male Underside
Photo © Denise 		Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus
Female
Photo © Denise 		Mazarine Blue
Cyaniris semiargus
Female Underside
Photo © Guy Padfield
Holly Blue - imago - Thatcham - 29-March-09 (2) Holly Blue 2009 Clive Burrows [Clive Burrows] 08 C. argiolus NZ208002 1405 1 001 Holly Blue - imago - Thatcham - 23-Sep-04 [REARED]
Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
Male Underside
Photo © Clive Burrows 		Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
Female
Photo © Paul 		Holly Blue
Celastrina argiolus
Female Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles
large blue male topside collard hill 09 large blue male, underside collard hill 09 Large Blue - imago - Green Down - 25-Jun-06 (0397) 09 M. arion ST487341 0407 1 001
Large Blue
Maculinea arion
Male
Photo © geniculata 		Large Blue
Maculinea arion
Male Underside
Photo © geniculata 		Large Blue
Maculinea arion
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Large Blue
Maculinea arion
Female Underside
Photo © Paul
Duke of Burgundy - imago - Nr Stockbridge - 28-April-09 (2) Duke of Burgundy - imago - Noar Hill - 29-Apr-05 (19) Duke of Burgundy - imago - Nr Stockbridge Down - 05-May-05 (8) duke of burgundy female, undersides near stockbridge down 06
Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
Male
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
Male Underside
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
Female
Photo © Pete Eeles 		Duke of Burgundy
Hamearis lucina
Female Underside
Photo © geniculata

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