Lycaenidae

Translingual

Lycaena thetis, family: Lycaenidae (male specimen of a fiery copper). Bolkar Mts., Turkey.

Etymology

Lycaena +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Lycaenidae

A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the gossamer-winged butterflies.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series

Hyponyms

(family): Curetinae, Lycaeninae, Miletinae, Polyommatinae, Poritiinae, Theclinaenbsp;- subfamilies
- For the very numerous genera see Lycaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Lycaenidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lycaenidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lycaenidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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