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Hairstreaks
Theclinae
The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, including the hairstreaks, elfins and allies, in the family Lycaenidae. There are many tropical species as well as a number found in the Americas. Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent blue coloration above, caused by reflected light from the structure of the wing scales rather than by pigment. Hairstreaks from North America are commonly brown above. Few Theclinae are migratory. Members of this group are described as 'thecline'.
18 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Eumaeini
tribeEumaeini
Arhopalini
tribeArhopalini
Theclini
tribeTheclini
Cheritrini
tribeCheritrini
Rapalini
tribeRapalini
Deudorigini
tribeDeudorigini
Iolaini
tribeIolaini
Myrinini
tribeMyrinini
Jalmenini
tribeJalmenini
Luciini
tribeLuciini
Surendrini
tribeSurendrini
Hypochrysopini
tribeHypochrysopini
Amblypodiini
tribeAmblypodiini
Tomarini
tribeTomarini
Zesiini
tribeZesiini
Catapaecilmatini
tribeCatapaecilmatini
Pseudalmenini
tribePseudalmenini
Drinini
tribeDrinini
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Theclinae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 125830.