lycaenid — n. any of various butterflies of the family {Lycaenidae}. Syn: lycaenid butterfly. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lycaenid — noun any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae • Syn: ↑lycaenid butterfly • Hypernyms: ↑butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑blue, ↑copper, ↑hairstreak, ↑hairstreak butterfly … Useful english dictionary
Butterfly — calesButterflies are characterized by their scale covered wings.The coloration of butterfly wings is created by minute scales. These scales are pigmented with melanins that give them blacks and browns, but blues, greens, reds and iridescence are… … Wikipedia
Mission blue butterfly — Conservation status … Wikipedia
hairstreak butterfly — noun small butterflies having striped markings under the wings • Syn: ↑hairstreak • Hypernyms: ↑lycaenid, ↑lycaenid butterfly • Hyponyms: ↑Strymon melinus • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
San Bruno elfin butterfly — Taxobox name = San Bruno elfin butterfly regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Lycaenidae subfamilia = Theclinae tribus = Eumaeini genus = Callophrys or Incisalia species = C. mossii or I. mossii… … Wikipedia
Tomares (butterfly) — Taxobox name = Tomares image caption = Thecla betulae image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Rhopalocera superfamilia = Papilionoidea familia = Lycaenidae subfamilia =… … Wikipedia
List of lycaenid genera — The large butterfly family Lycaenidae contains the following genera: References* [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml SUPERFAMIL= FAMILYqtype=equals FAMILY=Lycaenidae… … Wikipedia
Myrmecophily — (pronounced /mɜrmɨˈkɒfɨli/, US dict: mûr′·mĭ·kŏf′·ə·lē; literally ant love ) is the term applied to positive interspecies associations between ants and a variety of other organisms such as plants, arthropods, and fungi. Myrmecophily… … Wikipedia
Liphyra brassolis — Moth Butterfly Above (male), middle (female), lower (male underside) Scientific classification Kingdom: An … Wikipedia