Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species.
The geranium bronze or brun des pélargoniums in French, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Porthecla is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Axiocerses tjoane, the eastern scarlet, common scarlet or scarlet butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in East and southern Africa.
Iolaus diametra, the natal yellow-banded sapphire, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa, roughly from South Africa to Ethiopia.
Leptomyrina gorgias, the common black-eye, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.
Anthene otacilia, the Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa.
Axiocerses harpax, the common scarlet, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Oenomaus moseri is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland and lower montane forest in southern Brazil.
Pentila rondo is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests at altitudes ranging from 800 to 850 metres.
Porthecla forasteira is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Peru, Bolivia and French Guiana. The habitat consists of lowland areas.
Porthecla annette is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Panama and central Colombia at altitudes under 1,000 meters.
Porthecla ravus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and southern Brazil.
Porthecla barba is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern and western Colombia and western Ecuador at altitudes between 1,375 and 2,300 meters.
Porthecla dinus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in fragmented montane habitats at altitudes between 600 and 1,800 meters in south-eastern Brazil.
Porthecla prietoi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,200 meters.
Porthecla porthura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Honduras to western Ecuador in forests up to altitudes of 1,150 meters.
Porthecla minyia is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and the Guianas at altitudes between 100 and 1,000 meters.
Porthecla gemma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and the Guianas at altitudes between 100 and 1,000 meters.
Porthecla peruensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in northern Peru, on the east side of the Andes. It appears to be a montane species, since it has only been found at altitudes above 1,500 meters.
