Theclini

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Theclini
Neozephyrus quercus - Thecla du chene - Femelle - MNHT.jpg
Female purple hairstreak
(Neozephyrus quercus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Theclini
Swainson, 1830
Genera

About 40, see text

The Theclini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary. [1] [2]

Genera

References

  1. Shirozu, T. (1956). A generic revision and the phylogeny of the tribe Theclini (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Sieboldia, 1, 329-421.
  2. Uchida, Akihiko; Imafuku, Michio (2017). "Ecological and phylogenetic perspectives on wing stiffness in nine Theclini species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)" . Entomological Science. 20 (1): 7–14. doi:10.1111/ens.12204. ISSN   1343-8786.