Insects
Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)

Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) species

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67 species

Erysichton lineata (Hairy Line-blue)

Euchrysops cnejus (Spotted Pea-blue)

Hypochrysops apelles apelles (Copper Jewel)

Hypochrysops byzos (Yellow Jewel)

Hypochrysops byzos
Hypochrysops byzos
Hypochrysops byzos
Hypochrysops byzos
Hypochrysops byzos
Hypochrysops byzos

Hypochrysops cyane (Cyane Jewel)

Hypochrysops delicia (Moonlight Jewel)

Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia
Hypochrysops delicia

Hypochrysops delicia delicia (Moonlight Jewel (Eastern Subspecies))

Hypolycaena phorbas (Common Tit)

Hypolycaena phorbas
Hypolycaena phorbas

Jalmenus eubulus (Pale Imperial Hairstreak)

Jalmenus eubulus

Photo by Bruce Thomson (ALA species page)

Jalmenus eubulus

Jalmenus evagoras (Imperial Hairstreak)

Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras
Jalmenus evagoras

Jalmenus icilius (Amethyst Hairstreak)

Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius
Jalmenus icilius

Jalmenus ictinus (Stencilled Hairstreak)

Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus
Jalmenus ictinus

Jalmenus sp. (genus) (An unidentified hairstreak butterfly)

Jalmenus sp. (genus)

Pupal cases

Jalmenus sp. (genus)
Jalmenus sp. (genus)
Jalmenus sp. (genus)
Jalmenus sp. (genus)
Jalmenus sp. (genus)

Jamides phaseli (Purple Cerulean)

Jamides phaseli
Jamides phaseli
Jamides phaseli
Jamides phaseli
Jamides phaseli
Jamides phaseli

Jamides sp. (genus) (A Cerulean Butterfly)

Lampides boeticus (Long-tailed Pea-blue)

Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus
Lampides boeticus

Leptotes plinius (Plumbago Blue)

Leptotes plinius
Leptotes plinius
Leptotes plinius
Leptotes plinius
Leptotes plinius
Leptotes plinius

Lucia limbaria (Chequered Copper)

Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria
Lucia limbaria

Nacaduba berenice (Large Purple Line-blue)

Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba berenice

Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue)

Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata
Nacaduba biocellata

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