Taxonavigation

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Theclinae
Tribus: Eumaeini
Genus: Callophrys
Subgenera: C. (Callophrys) – C. (Incisalia) – C. (Mitoura) – C. (Sandia)
Species:
C. affinis – C. afghana – C. albilinea – C. armeniaca – C. augustinus – C. avis – C. contexta – C. crenata – C. danchenkoi – C. dospassosi – C. dumetorum – C. eryphon – C. estela – C. farsica – C. fotis – C. gryneus – C. guatemalena – C. hatuma – C. henrici – C. herculeana – C. hesseli – C. irus – C. johnsoni – C. kermanica – C. kansuensis – C. lanoraieensis – C. loki – C. mcfarlandi – C. mossii – C. muiri – C. mystaphia – C. mystaphioides – C. naderii – C. nelsoni – C. nicevillei – C. niphon – C. paulae – C. perplexa – C. polios – C. rubi – C. scaphia – C. sheridanii – C. spinetorum – C. suaveola – C. succuba – C. thornei – C. titanus – C. tuba – C. xami – C. zhoujingshuae

Name

Callophrys Billberg, 1820.

Type species: Papilio rubi Linnaeus, 1758

References

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