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Lycaenidae

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n.1.A natural family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs.
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Noun1.Lycaenidae - family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
family Lycaenidae
arthropod family - any of the arthropods
Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies
lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
genus Lycaena, Lycaena - type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
genus Strymon, Strymon - large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies


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This easy-to-use handbook references some 700 species in five families of butterflies found around the world: Papilionidae, the swallowtails; Pieridae, the whites and sulfurs; Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies; Lycaenidae, coppers, hair-streaks, and blues; and Riodinidae, metalmarks.
The Butterfly Handbook: the Definitive Reference for Every Enthusiast by Science News
But many caterpillars in the families Riodinidae and Lycaenidae -- which metamorphose into the beautiful, widely distributed butterflies commonly called "metalmarks" and "blues" -- don't have these problems.
Caterpillar call-of-the-wild aims at ants by Weiss, Rick / Science News
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