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.
Miletinae is a subfamily of the family Lycaenidae of butterflies, commonly called harvesters and woolly legs, and virtually unique among butterflies in having predatory larvae. Miletinae are entirely aphytophagous. The ecology of the Miletinae is little understood, but adults and larvae live in association with ants, and most known species feed on Hemiptera, though some, like Liphyra, feed on the ants themselves. The butterflies, ants, and hemipterans, in some cases, seem to have complex symbiotic relationships benefiting all.
The Aphnaeinae are a subfamily of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Zeritis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Chrysoritis felthami, the Feltham's opal, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa. It was originally described by Roland Trimen under the name Zeritis felthami. This species was named in honour of Henry Louis Langley Feltham.
Chloroselas overlaeti is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania.
Zeritis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon.
Zeritis fontainei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.
Zeritis krystyna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in central Angola.
Zeritis neriene, the checkered gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, southern Niger, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, and western Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna, where it is found on sandy soils and open stony ground with short grass.
Zeritis pulcherrima is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan and the Central African Republic.
Aphnaeus argyrocyclus, the rare silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Uranothauma delatorum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and western and northern Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Uranothauma lunifer is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and western Tanzania.
Harpendyreus major is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Tanzania and northern Zambia.
Harpendyreus reginaldi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Oboronia pseudopunctatus, the light ginger white, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Lepidochrysops chloauges, the jade blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, eastern Angola, northern Zimbabwe and Botswana. The habitat consists of grassy savanna and deciduous woodland.
Hypolycaena dubia, the dubious fairy hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
