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

Blue or Copper (Lycaenidae) species

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11 species

Catopyrops florinda halys (Speckled Line-blue (Southern Subspecies))

Catopyrops florinda halys
Catopyrops florinda halys

Deudorix diovis (Bright Cornelian)

Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis
Deudorix diovis

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

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

Nacaduba berenice (Large Purple Line-blue)

Nacaduba berenice
Nacaduba berenice

Prosotas felderi (Short-tailed Line-blue)

Prosotas felderi
Prosotas felderi
Prosotas felderi
Prosotas felderi
Prosotas felderi
Prosotas felderi

Psychonotis caelius (Small Green-banded Blue)

Psychonotis caelius
Psychonotis caelius
Psychonotis caelius
Psychonotis caelius
Psychonotis caelius
Psychonotis caelius

Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue)

Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis
Zizina otis

Zizula hylax (Dainty Grass-blue)

Zizula hylax
Zizula hylax
  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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