Luciini

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Luciini
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Paralucia aurifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Luciini
Genera

Presently 8, see text

The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. [1] It includes 22 species in 4 genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea. [2]

Genera

As of 2025, the tribe Luciini has, following studies in 2023 and reclassifications of the previously-included genera Hypochrysops , Titea and Philiris , been relegated to four genera: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Sands, Donald (1982-01-01). The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) (PhD Thesis thesis). The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2014.573.
  2. 1 2 Braby, Michael F.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Lohman, David J. (2025). "Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics and life history evolution". Systematic Entomology. 50 (3): 519–539. doi: 10.1111/syen.12667 . ISSN   0307-6970.


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