Lycaena Fabricius, 1807
Subgenus Lycaena
Subgenus Thersamonia Verity, 1919
Subgenus Thersamolycaena Verity, 1957
  • Thersamolycaena Verity, 1957; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 69: 225 (repl. Disparia Verity, 1943); TS: Papilio dispar Haworth
  • Disparia Verity, 1943; Le Farfalle diurn. d'Italia 2: 21, 58 (preocc. Disparia Nagano, 1916); TS: Papilio dispar Haworth
  • Subgenus Disparia (Lycaena) Verity, 1943; Le Farfalle diurn. d'Italia 2: 21, 58 (preocc. Disparia Nagano, 1916); TS: Papilio dispar Haworth
  • Subgenus Rapsidia (Lycaena) Sibatani, 1974; Aust. ent. Soc. 1974 (13): 109 (repl. Disparia Verity); TS: Papilio dispar Haworth
Subgenus Heodes Dalman, 1816
The "palaeochrysophanus" species-group
Subgenus Phoenicurusia Verity, 1943
  • Phoenicurusia Verity, 1943; Le Farfalle diurn. d'Italia 2: 21; TS: Polyommatus phoenicurus var. margelanica Staudinger [Polyommatus phoenicurus, Lederer, misid. type]
  • Margelycaena Kemal, 2006; Priamus Suppl. 2: 81 (repl. Phoenicurusia Verity, 1943); TS: Polyommatus phoenicurus var. margelanica Staudinger
Subgenus Hyrcanana Bethune-Baker, 1914
Subgenus ?
Subgenus Tharsalea Scudder, 1876
Subgenus Chalceria Scudder, 1876
Subgenus Epidemia Scudder, 1876
Subgenus Hermelycaena Miller & Brown, 1979
Subgenus ?
The "clarki" species-group
Subgenus Antipodolycaena Smart, 1975
  • Antipodolycaena Smart, 1975; The international bufferfly book: 274; TS: Lycaena boldenarum White
  • Boldenaria Zhdanko, 1995; Ent. Obozr. 74 (3): [?]; TS: Lycaena boldenarum White


Unknown or unplaced taxa



  • Lycaena serpentatoides; [NHM card]


  • ?aegera (Grose-Smith)

  • ?aegestis (Hübner)

  • ?albipuncta (Lambillion, 1908)

  • ?caudata (Tutt.)

  • ?lactriana (Grum-Grshimailo)

  • ?lampehe (Fabricius)

  • ?lampertii (Wheel.)

  • ?lampsie (Latreille)

  • ?mandin (Elwes)

  • ?mauritanica (Oberthür)

  • ?tibetanus (Evans)

  • ?pluripuncta (Courvoiser)


  • ?suppressa (Tutt)

  • ?ussura (Grum-Grshimailo)


  • Cyaniris semiargus montana; [NHM, [ ?? ] card]


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