Gossamer-winged Butterflies - Family: Lycaenidae
Photo by Erik Beringen
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Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Candalidini
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Rayed Blue - Candalides heathi
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Yellow-spotted Blue - Candalides xanthospilos
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D 017 - D.Davey
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Coppery Trident-Blue - Cyprotides cyprotus
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Large Trident-Blue - Cyprotides pallescens (possible occurrence)
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Glistening Pencil-Blue - Eirmocides absimilis
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C 141 - E.Beringen
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Dark Pencil-Blue - Eirmocides consimilis
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C 1046 - E.Beringen
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Trident Pencil-Blue - Eirmoceides margarita
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Blotched Dusky-Blue - Erina acasta
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D 205 - D.Davey
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Small Dusky-Blue - Erina erina
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Varied Dusky-blue - Erina hyacinthina
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C 538 - E.Beringen
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Tribe: Lycaenesthini
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Pale Ciliate-Blue - Anthene lycaenoides
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Tribe: Polyommatini
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Black-spotted Grass-Blue - Famegana alsulus (possible occurrence)
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Plumbago Blue - Leptotus plinius
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Dainty Grass Blue - Zizula hylax
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Subtribe: Castaliina
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Small Green Banded Blue - Psychonotis caelius
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Subtribe: Catochrysopsina
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Pale Pea-blue - Catochrysops panormus
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C 453 - E.Beringen
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Subtribe: Danina
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Speckled Line-Blue - Catopyrops florinda
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Large Green-banded Blue - Danis danis (possible occurrence)
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Hairy Line Blue - Erysichton lineatus
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C 2385 - E.Beringen
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Marbled Line Blue - Jameela palmyra
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Large Purple Line-Blue - Nacaduba berenice
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C 357 - E.Beringen
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Two-spotted Line Blue - Nacaduba biocellata
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White-banded Line-Blue - Nacaduba kurava
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C 627 - E.Beringen
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Purple Line-Blue - Prosotas dubiosa
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Short-tailed Line-Blue - Prosotas felderi
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Long-tailed Line-Blue - Prosotas nora
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Subtribe: Everina
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Orange-tipped Pea-Blue - Everes lacturnus
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Subtribe: Jamidina
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Purple Cerulean - Jamides phaseli
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C 537 - E.Beringen
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Subtribe: Lampidina
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Long-tailed Pea-Blue - Lampides boeticus
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Subtribe: Oboroniina
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Gram Blue - Euchrysops cnejus
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Subtribe: Theclinesthina
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Fringed Heath-Blue - Neolucia agricola
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D 185 - D.Davey
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Mountain Heath-Blue - Neolucia hobartensis
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Glistening Line-Blue - Sahulana scintillata
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Wattle Blue - Theclinesthes miskini
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Cycad Blue - Theclinesthes onycha
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C 1172 - E.Beringen
C 1169 - E.Beringen
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C 1170 - E.Beringen
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U 115 - S.Clark
C 2297 - E.Beringen
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C 1174 - E.Beringen
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U 120 - S.Clark
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Saltbush Blue - Theclinesthes serpentata
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Samphire Blue - Theclinesthes sulpitius
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Subtribe: Zizeeriina
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Spotted Grass-Blue - Zizeeria karsandra
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Common Grass-Blue - Zizina otis
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C 813 - E.Beringen
C 1318 - E.Beringen
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C 630 - E.Beringen
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Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Arhoplini
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Dark Purple Azure - Ogyris abrota
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Satin Azure - Ogyris amaryllis
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Bright Purple Azure - Ogyris barnardi (possible occurrence)
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Southern Purple Azure - Ogyris genoveva
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Broad-margined Azure - Ogyris olane
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Silky Azure - Ogyris oroetes
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Northern Purple Azure - Ogyris zosine
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Tribe: Deudorigini
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Bright Cornelian - Deudorix diovis
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Dark Cornelian - Deudorix epijarbas
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Indigo Flash - Rapala varuna
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Tribe: Hypolycaenini
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Black-spotted Flash - Hypolycaena phorbas
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Tribe: Luciini
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Black-veined Ant-Blue - Acrodipsas arcana
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Bronze Ant-Blue - Acrodipsas brisbanensis
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Copper Ant-Blue - Acrodipsas cuprea
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Mangrove Ant-Blue - Acrodipsas illidgei
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Small Ant-Blue - Acrodipsas myrmecophila
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Copper Jewel - Hypochrysops apelles
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Yellow Jewel - Hypochrysops byzos
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Cyan Jewel - Hypochrysops cyane
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Moonlight Jewel - Hypochrysops delicia
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Silky Jewel - Hypochrysops digglesii
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Mangrove Jewel - Hypochrysops epicurus
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Fiery Jewel - Hypochrysops ignitus
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Coral Jewel - Hypochrysops miskini (possible occurrence)
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Grassland Copper - Lucia limbaria
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Bright Copper - Paralucia aurifera
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Fiery Copper - Paralucia pyrodiscus
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Purple Moonbeam - Philiris innotata
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Bright Forest-Blue - Pseudodipsas cephenes
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Tribe: Zesiusini
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Emerald Hairstreak - Jalmenus daemeli (possible occurrence)
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Pale Imperial Hairstreak - Jalmenus eubulus
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Common Imperial Blue - Jalmenus evagoras
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Stencilled Hairstreak - Jalmenus ictinus
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Macqueen's Hairstreak - Jalmenus pseudinctinus
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Pseudalmenus barringtonensis (possible occurrence)
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Silky Hairstreak - Pseudalmenus chlorinda (possible occurrence)
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
> Class: Insecta (Insects)
> Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
> Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
> Superfamily: Papillionoidea (Butterflies)
> Family: Lycaenidae (Gossamer-winged Butterflies)
> Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues)
> Tribe: Candalidini
> Genus: Candalides
> Species: C. heathi - Rayed Blue
> Species: C. xanthospilos - Yellow-spotted Blue
> Genus: Cyprotides (Trident-Blues)
> Species: C. cyprotus - Coppery Trident-Blue
> Species: C. pallescens - Large Trident-Blue ^
> Genus: Eirmocides
> Species: E. absimilis - Glistening Pencil-Blue
> Species: E. consimilis - Dark Pencil-Blue
> Species: E. margarita - Trident Pencil-Blue
> Genus: Erina (Dusky-Blues)
> Species: E. acasta - Blotched Dusky-Blue
> Species: E. erina - Small Dusky-Blue
> Species: E. hyacynthina - Varied Dusky-Blue
> Tribe: Lycaenesthini (Hairtails and Ciliate-Blues)
> Genus: Anthene
> Species: A. lycaenoides - Pale Ciliate-Blue
> Tribe: Polyommatini (Typical Blues)
> Genus: Famegana
> Species: F. nisa - Black-spotted Grass-Blue ^
> Genus: Leptotes
> Species: L. plinius - Plumbago Blue
> Genus: Zizula
> Species: Z. hylax - Dainty Grass-Blue
> Subtribe: Castaliina
> Genus: Psychonotis
> Species: P. caelius - Small Green-Banded Blue
> Subtribe: Catochrysopsina
> Genus: Catochrysops
> Species: C. panormus - Pale Pea-Blue
> Subtribe: Danina
> Genus: Catopyrops
> Species: C. florinda - Speckled Line-Blue
> Genus: Danis
> Species: D. danis - Large Green-banded Blue ^
> Genus: Erysichton
> Species: E. lineatus - Hairy Line-Blue
> Genus: Jameela
> Species: J. palmyra - Marbled Line-Blue
> Genus: Nacaduba
> Species: N. berenice - Large Purple Line-Blue
> Species: N. biocellata - Two-spotted Line-Blue
> Species: N. kurava - White-Banded Line-Blue
> Genus: Prosotas
> Species: P. dubiosa - Purple Line-Blue
> Species: P. felderi - Short-tailed Line-Blue
> Species: P. nora - Long-tailed Line-Blue
> Subtribe: Everina
> Genus: Everes
> Species: E. lacturnus - Orange-tipped Pea-Blue
> Subtribe: Jamidina
> Genus: Jamides (Caeruleans)
> Species: J. phaseli - Purple Caerulean
> Subtribe: Lampidina
> Genus: Lampides
> Species: L. boeticus - Long-tailed Pea-Blue
> Subtribe: Oboroniina
> Genus: Euchrysops
> Species: E. cnejus - Spotted Pea-Blue
> Subtribe: Theclinesthina
> Genus: Neolucia
> Species: N. agricola - Fringed Heath-Blue
> Species: N. hobartensis - Montane Heath-Blue
> Genus: Sahulana
> Species: S. scintillata - Glistening Line-Blue
> Genus: Theclinesthes
> Species: T. miskini - Wattle Blue
> Species: T. onycha - Cycad Blue
> Species: T. serpentata - Saltbush Blue
> Species: T. sulpitius - Samphire Blue
> Subtribe: Zizeerina
> Genus: Zizeeria
> Species: Z. karsandra - Spotted Grass-Blue
> Genus: Zizina
> Species: Z. otis - Common Grass-Blue
> Subfamily: Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
> Tribe: Arhoplini
> Genus: Ogyris (Australian Azures)
> Species: O. abrota - Dark Purple Azure
> Species: O. amaryllis - Satin Azure
> Species: O. barnardi - Bright Purple Azure ^
> Species: O. genoveva - Southern Purple Azure
> Species: O. olane - Broad-margined Azure
> Species: O. oroetes - Silky Azure
> Species: O. zosine - Northern Purple Azure
> Tribe: Deudorigini
> Genus: Deudorix (Cornelians and Playboys)
> Species: D. diovis - Bright Cornelian
> Species: D. epijarbas - Dark Cornelian
> Genus: Rapala (Flashes)
> Species: R. varuna - Indigo Flash
> Tribe: Hypolycaenini
> Genus: Hypolycaena
> Species: H. phorbas - Black-spotted Flash
> Tribe: Luciini
> Genus: Acrodipsas
> Species: A. arcana - Black-veined Ant-Blue
> Species: A. brisbanensis - Bronze Ant-Blue
> Species: A. cuprea - Copper Ant-Blue
> Species: A. illidgei - Mangrove Ant-Blue
> Species: A. myrmecophila - Small Ant-Blue
> Genus: Hypochrysops (Jewels)
> Species: H. apelles - Copper Jewel
> Species: H. byzos - Yellow Jewel
> Species: H. cyane - Cyan Jewel
> Species: H. delicia - Moonlight Jewel
> Species: H. digglesii - Silky Jewel
> Species: H. epicurus - Mangrove Jewel
> Species: H. ignitus - Fiery Jewel
> Species: H. miskini - Coral Jewel ^
> Genus: Lucia
> Species: L. limbaria - Grassland Copper
> Genus: Paralucia
> Species: P. aurifera - Bright Copper
> Species: P. pyrodiscus - Fiery Copper
> Genus: Philiris (Moonbeams)
> Species: P. innotata - Purple Moonbeam
> Genus: Pseudodipsas (Forest Blues)
> Species: P. cephenes - Bright Forest-Blue
> Tribe: Zesiusini
> Genus: Jalmenus
> Species: J. daemeli - Emerald Hairstreak ^
> Species: J. eubulus - Pale Imperial Hairstreak
> Species: J. evagoras - Common Imperial Blue
> Species: J. ictinus - Stencilled Hairstreak
> Species: J. pseudinctinus - Macqueen's Hairstreak
> Genus: Pseudalmenus
> Species: P. barringtonensi - Flame Hairstreak ^
> Species: P. chlorinda - Silky Hairstreak ^
^ = possibly
* = likely
References and links:
Photographic contributions:
Beringen, Erik. C 141 - C 357 - C 453 - C 535 - C 537 - C 538 - C 539 - C 623 - C 627 - C 630 - C 803 - C 813 - c 1046 - C 1047 -C 1169 - C 1170 - C 1171 - C 1172 C 1173 - C 1174 - C 1175 - C 1318 - C 2297 - C 2385 - C 2386.
Clark, Sandra . U 115 - U 120
Davey, Diana. D 017 - D 184 - D 185 - D 198 - D 204 - D 205.
Beringen, Erik. C 141 - C 357 - C 453 - C 535 - C 537 - C 538 - C 539 - C 623 - C 627 - C 630 - C 803 - C 813 - c 1046 - C 1047 -C 1169 - C 1170 - C 1171 - C 1172 C 1173 - C 1174 - C 1175 - C 1318 - C 2297 - C 2385 - C 2386.
Clark, Sandra . U 115 - U 120
Davey, Diana. D 017 - D 184 - D 185 - D 198 - D 204 - D 205.