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Agriades glandon Glandon Blue Agriades pyrenaicus Gavarnie Blue Agrodiaetus admetus Anomalous Blue Agrodiaetus amanda Amanda's Blue Agrodiaetus damon Damon Blue Agrodiaetus escheri Escher's Blue Agrodiaetus ripartii Ripart's Anomalous Blue Agrodiaetus thersites Chapman's Blue Albulina orbitulus Alpine Argus Anthene emolus Oriental Ciliate Blue Anthene larydas Common Ciliate Blue Anthene liodes Ciliate Blue Anthene lunulata Red spot Hairtail Anthene lysicles Ciliate Blue Anthene rubricinctus Ciliate Blue Aphnaeus orcas Common Silver Spot Arawacus aetolus Lined Stripestreak Arhopala abseus Aberrant Oakblue (Aberrant Bushblue) Arhopala silhetensis Sylhet Oakblue Aricia agestis Brown Argus Aricia agestis cramera Spanish Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Mountain Argus Aricia eumedon Geranium Argus Aricia nicias (Pseudaricia nicias) Silvery Argus Axiocerses harpax Scarlet Azanus mirza Pale Babul Blue Azanus moriqua Black-Bordered Babul Blue Cacyreus audeoudi Audeoud's Bush Blue Cacyreus marshalli Geranium Bronze Callophrys avis Chapman's Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi Green Hairstreak Celastrina argiolus Holly Blue Cheritra freja Common Imperial Chilades pandava Plains Cupid Chilades trochylus Grass Jewel Cigaritis iza (Spindasis iza) Silver-line Cupido minimus Small Blue Cupido osiris Osiris Blue Cyaniris semiargus Mazarine Blue Deudorix antalus Brown Playboy Epitolina dispar Euchrysops malathana Smoky Bean Cupid Euchrysops osiris African Cupid Everes alcetas Provencal Short-tailed Blue Everes argiades Short-tailed Blue Everes decoloratus Eastern Short-tailed Blue Glaucopsyche melanops Black-eyed Blue Glaucopsyche alexis Green-underside Blue Hemiargus hanno Hanno Blue Hypolycaena dubia Hairstreak Hypolycaena hatita Hairstreak Hypolycaena nigra Hairstreak Hypolycaena philippus Purple-brown Hairstreak (Common Hairstreak) Jamides celeno Common Caerulean Iolaus iulus Sapphire Iolaus paneperata Sapphire Laeosopis roboris Spanish Purple Hairstrea Lampides boeticus Long-tailed Blue Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue Leptotes pirithous Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes webbianus (Cyclyrius webbianus) Canary (Tiger) Blue Liptena xanthostola Lycaena alciphron alciphron Purple-shot Copper Lycaena alciphron gordius Purple-shot Copper Lycaena dispar Large Copper Lycaena helle Violet Copper Lycaena hippothoe eurydame Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe hippothoe Purple-edged Copper Lycaena phlaeas f. alba Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas f. caeruleopunctata Small Copper Lycaena phleas Small Copper Lycaena salustius Common (New Zealand) Copper Lycaena thersamon Lesser Fiery Copper Lycaena tityrus Sooty Copper Lycaena virgaureae Scarce Copper Lysandra albicans Spanish Chalkhill Blue Lysandra bellargus Adonis Blue Lysandra coridon Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon asturiensis Chalkhill Blue Lysandra hispana Provencal Chalkhill Blue Maculinea alcon rebeli Mountain Alcon Blue Maculinea arion Large Blue Maculinea nausithous Dusky Large Blue Meleageria daphnis Meleager's Blue Nacaduba angusta 4-line Blue Nacaduba berenice Rounded 6-line Blue Nacaduba calauria Small Wave Blue Nacaduba hermus Pale Four-line Blue Oboronia liberiana White Blue Oboronia ornata White Blue Oboronia pseudopunctatus White Blue Paradeudorix eleala Pilodeudorix diyllus Playboy Plebejus argus Silver-studded Blue Plebejus idas Idas Blue Plebicula dorylas Turquoise Blue Polyommatus eros Eros Blue Polyommatus icarus Common Blue Pseudophilotes baton Baton Blue Pseudophilotes panoptes Panoptes Blue Quercusia quercus Purple Hairstreak Satyrium acaciae Sloe Hairstreak Satyrium esculi False Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium ilicis Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium spini Blue-spot Hairstreak Scolitantides orion Chequered Blue Spalgis lemolea African Apefly Strymonidia pruni Black Hairstreak Strymonidia w-album White-letter Hairstreak Thecla betulae Brown Hairstreak Thermoniphas micyclus Tomares ballus Provence Hairstreak Tuxentius carana Pied Pierrot Tuxentius cretosus Pied Pierrot Vacciniina optilete Cranberry Blue Zizeeria knysna African Grass Blue Zizina antanossa Dark Grass Blue Zizina otis Lesser Grass Blue Zizula hylax Tiny Grass Blue