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



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


     Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)


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


     Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)


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


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