genus
Lycaena
Lycaena is a genus in the family Lycaenidae. This database currently files 256 species under it.
- Species filed
- 256
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Lycaena
Ranked by popularity score.

American copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Large copper
Lycaena dispar
Scarce copper
Lycaena virgaureae
Purple-edged copper
Lycaena hippothoe
Pepe Pora riki
Lycaena salustius
Glade copper
Lycaena feredayi
Fiery copper
Lycaena thetis
Boulder butterfly
Lycaena boldenarum
The 200 best-known species in Lycaena
Of 256 on file.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American copper | Lycaena phlaeas | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Large copper | Lycaena dispar | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Scarce copper | Lycaena virgaureae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purple-edged copper | Lycaena hippothoe | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pepe Pora riki | Lycaena salustius | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Glade copper | Lycaena feredayi | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fiery copper | Lycaena thetis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Boulder butterfly | Lycaena boldenarum | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green copper | Lycaena kasyapa | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cyna blue | Lycaena mela | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rauparaha's copper | Lycaena rauparaha | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Oberthür's copper | Lycaena li | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Canterbury alpine boulder copper | Lycaena tama | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Anatolian fiery copper | Lycaena asabinus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White-bordered copper | Lycaena panava | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena alciphron | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cupreus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena tityrus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena hypophlaeas | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena abbottii | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena acmon | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aditya | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aedon | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aegagrus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aegera | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aegestis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aegina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aeolus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aetnaea | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena afra | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena alaina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena albescens | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena albipicta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena albipuncta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena albopunctata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena allardi | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena altuiana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena amphyssina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena andicola | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena annetta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena anthracina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena arcana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena arcus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ardates | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ardschira | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena argentina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena argola | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aricia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena arionides | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena artemenes | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena arthurus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena asamensis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aster | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena athamantis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena atra | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena aurcomicaus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena babhru | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena balucha | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena baralacha | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena baroghila | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena bathinia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena bellona | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena berezowskii | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena bergeri | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena bilucha | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena bracteata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena buddhista | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena caduca | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena caeca | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena caeligena | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena calliopis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena caudata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena celona | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chamanica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena charybdis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chinensis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chlorina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chrysaeis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chryseis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena chrysopis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cleobis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cogina | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena confluentiamultiplex | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cuprotus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cyane | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cyllarus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena cyna | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena dabrerai | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena daedalus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena dagmara | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena davidi | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena decidia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena delicatula | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena delsud | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena deschagati | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena diana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena difficilis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena dis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena discoelongata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena discojuncta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena doibosatsuzuana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena dorilis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena dschagatai | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena egyptiaca | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena elvira | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena embla | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena eunomia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena euphemia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena evansii | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena felicis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena florencia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena florenciae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena fortunata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena fredegunda | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena fugitiva | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena fulvus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena galathea | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena gnoma | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena griqua | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena hakutozana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena harae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena hozanensis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena hunza | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena hyacinthus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena iburiensis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ida | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ignorata | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena imanishii | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena indica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena iris | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena irmae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ishidae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena janigena | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena japhetica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena juncta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena karinda | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena kazamoto | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena kiyokoae | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena koa | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena kogistana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena kollari | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lactriana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena laetifica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lampehe | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lampertii | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lampon | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lamponides | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lampsie | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena leela | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena luana | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lulu | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lycidas | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lyrnessa | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena lysizone | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mandersi | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mandin | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mangoensis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena marcida | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena maritima | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mashuna | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena maui | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mauritanica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena megnifica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena melania | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena melanophlaeas | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena melanotoxa | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena meleager | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena melibaeus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena metallica | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena miris | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mirza | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena mithridates | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena moneta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena morgani | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena morsheadi | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena muzaffar | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena myrmecias | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena nadira | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena nais | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena napaea | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena naryna | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena neurona | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena nigrioreleus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena nuksani | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena odbayar | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena orbitulus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena orbona | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ortygia | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena orus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena ouang | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena pallida | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena pang | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena parva | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena patago | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena perparva | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena persephatta | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena phaenicurus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena phiala | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena phoebus | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lycaena phryxis | Lycaenidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |