lycaenid

(laɪˈsiːnɪd)

any butterfly of the genus Lycaena

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Noun

lycaenid - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

lycaenid butterfly

butterfly - diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

family Lycaenidae, Lycaenidae - family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs

blue - any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae

copper - any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings

hairstreak, hairstreak butterfly - small butterflies having striped markings under the wings

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Lack of compensation by final instar larvae of the myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, for the loss of nutrients to ants.

Solenopsis invicta Suppress Native Ant by Excluding Mutual Exploitation from the Invasive Mealybug, Phenacoccus solenopsis

Behavioral strategy of a lycaenid (Lepidoptera) caterpillar against aggressive ants in a Brazilian savanna.

Can the absence of ants interfere in the arthropods abundance on corn plants (Zea mays L. - Poaceae)?

25): Once thought to be limited in Arabia to the Ru'us al-Jibal, local populations of this Lycaenid or "Little Blue" butterfly have been discovered in Wadi Sfai (Feulner 2008) and Wadi Hiluw (Kh.

The Olive Highlands: a unique "island" of biodiversity within the Hajar Mountains of the United Arab Emirates

Kudo, "Phenotypic plasticity in the range-margin population of the lycaenid butterfly Zizeeria maha," BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol.

Plasticity-mediated persistence in new and changing environments

BALINT, Z., 2002.- A new genus in the Neotropical Lycaenid butterfly tribe Eumaeini (Lep.

Nota sobre los habitos territoriales de laothus gibberosa hewitson, adelotypa densemaculata hewitson y pseudotinea vulcanicus callaghan & salazar en residuos de bosques fragmentados (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Riodinidae)

One of the most well known examples of a lepidopteran interaction with other species is that of lycaenid butterflies and their larval relationship with ants.

Considering local adaptation in issues of lepidopteran conservation--a review and recommendations

As the aforementioned authors have pointed out, this type of biology and feeding imply a high degree of synchronization between the phenologies of the plant and the lycaenid.

Is the butterfly Tomares ballus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) a potential pest of Lens culinaris (Leguminosae)?

Abstract: Between 1995 and 2006, a total of 3280 lycaenid adults belonging to 47 species were collected in order to study their distribution and current status in Bursa, northwestern Turkey.

Licenidos (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) del noroccidente de Turquia con notas sobre su ecologia y estado actual

The influence of ants on host plant selection by Jalmenus evagoras, a myrmecophilous lycaenid butterfly.

The Karner blue butterfly, behaviour, and the role of fire in managing a reintroduced population

Role of photonic crystal-type structures in the thermal regulation of a lycaenid butterfly sister species pair.

Characterization of the green iridescence on the chelicerae of the tube web spider, Segestria florentina (Rossi 1790) (Araneae, Segestriidae)

This lycaenid may become numerous by late October and this condition continues until February.

Butterflies of the agricultural experiment station of tropical roots and tubers, and Santa Ana, Camaguey, Cuba: an annotated list