Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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Santa Barbara Field Guides - Butterflies
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

Lycaena arota - Tailed Copper
Lycaena xanthoides - Great Copper
Lycaena gorgon - Gorgon Copper
Lycaena heteronea - Blue Copper
Lycaena helloides - Purplish Copper

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Habrodais grunus - Golden Hairstreak
Atlides halesus - Great Purple Hairstreak
Satyrium behri - Behr's Hairstreak
Satyrium californica - California Hairstreak
Satyrium sylvinus - Sylvan Hairstreak
Satyrium auretorum - Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Satyrium tetra - Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
Satyrium saepium - Hedgerow Hairstreak
Callophrys dumetorum- Bramble Hairstreak
Callophrys augustinus - Brown Elfin
Callophrys mossii - Moss' Elfin
Callophrys gryneus - Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys spinetorum - Thicket Hairstreak
Strymon melinus - Gray Hairstreak

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Brephidium exile - Western Pygmy Blue
Leptotes marina - Marine Blue
Hemiargus isola - Reakirt's Blue
Everes amyntula - Western Tailed Blue
Celastrina ladon - Spring Azure
Philotes sonorensis - Sonoran Blue
Euphilotes battoides - Square-spotted Blue
Euphilotes enoptes - Dotted Blue
Philotiella speciosa - Small Dotted Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus - Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus - Silvery Blue
Lycaeides melissa - Melissa Blue
Plebejus saepiolus - Greenish Blue
Plebejus icarioides - Boisduval's Blue
Plebejus acmon - Acmon Blue
Plebejus lupinus - Lupine Blue

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