Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots commonly found on their wings. The 1,532 species are placed in 146 genera. Although mostly Neotropical in distribution, the family is also represented both in the Nearctic, Palearctic, Australasian (Dicallaneura), Afrotropic, and Indomalayan realms.
Cyaniris semiargus, the Mazarine blue, is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Anthene lycaenina, the pointed ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1868.
The western pygmy blue is one of the smallest butterflies in the world and the smallest in North America. It has reached Hawaii, as well as the Persian Gulf, including eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
Arhopala silhetensis, the Sylhet oakblue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1862.
Oenomaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Philotes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Philotes is a monotypic genus containing only Philotes sonorensis, the Sonoran blue or stonecrop blue, found in North America in California and Baja California. The habitat consists of rocky washes, outcrops and cliffs in deserts.
Acraea anacreon, the (large) orange acraea, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Kwazulu-Natal and Transvaal and from Angola to Zimbabwe and to Kenya. Elsewhere in Africa and adjacent regions, "orange acraea" refers to the smaller A. eponina.
Nacaduba cyanea, the tailed green-banded line-blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, and formerly considered a member of the genus Danis. It is found in the Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia (Queensland).
Oenomaus ortygnus, the aquamarine hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Brazil through Central America to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Rare strays may be found up to southern Texas. The habitat consists of low elevation wet and dry tropical forests.
Oenomaus gwenish is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is probably a lower montane species, so far known only from wet forest at 1,000 meters elevation in Darién, Panama.
Oenomaus lea is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in wet lowland forest up to 1,200 meters elevation in eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.
Oenomaus myrteana is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland wet forest from eastern Ecuador to western Brazil (Rondônia).
Oenomaus mentirosa is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland wet forest in Amazonian Peru.
Oenomaus andi is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane forest from Ecuador to Bolivia.
Oenomaus moseri is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland and lower montane forest in southern Brazil.
Jamides cyta, the pale cerulean, is a butterfly of the lycaenids or blues family. It is found throughout South-east Asia, from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands and the Philippines, as well as Queensland in Australia.
Polyommatus golgus, the Sierra Nevada blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Spain with habitat in the Sierra Nevada in Andalusia, and is an endangered species.
Calycopis pisis, the pisis groundstreak, is a butterfly found in several countries in Latin America.
Callophrys xami, commonly referred to as the xami hairstreak or green hairstreak, is a butterfly included in the subgenus Xamia and the genus Callophrys in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Tryon Reakirt in 1867. Other common names for this species, depending on the region, include green hairstreak and elfin. C. xami is considered to be a very rare species of butterfly, and its typical range is in southern Arizona and Texas including down south to Guatemala. The juniper hairstreak and the silver-banded hairstreak butterflies are similar species, but both differ significantly from C. xami in regards to the postmedian white line running across the butterfly wings.
