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Orcya is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Freyeria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Ludwig Georg Courvoisier in 1920.

Otnjukovia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic containing only Otnjukovia tatjana (Zhdanko, 1984) from Kazakhstan (Zhetyzhol Mountains, Almaty ). ==References== Zhdanko, A. B., 1984. A review of the genus Turanana Bethune-Baker, with descriptions of Turanana tatjana sp. n. and Otaria subgenus, from Kazakhstan. Trudy Zool. inst. Leningrad 122: 98–105. Ugelvig, L.V., Vila, R., Pierce, N.E. & Nash, D.R., 2011. A phylogenetic revision of the Glaucopsyche section (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with special focus on the Phengaris–Maculinea clade. Molecular Phylogenetics a

Iaspis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Lestranicus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by John Nevill Eliot and Akito Kawazoe in 1983. The two species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the bordering Palearctic realm.

thumb | 220x124px | right Durbaniopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species is endemic to the Afrotropics.

Paiwarria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

Durbaniella is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species, Durbaniella clarki, the '''Clark's rocksitter''', is found in South Africa.

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Cheritrella truncipennis, the truncate imperial, is a small butterfly found in India (Sikkim - Assam), Burma and West China (Yunnan) that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. Its genus, Cheritrella, was erected by Lionel de Nicéville and is monotypic.

Uranobothria is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Philiolaus is a subgenus of butterflies in the genus Iolaus.

Eumenia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It includes the species Eumenia atala.

thumb | right Sahulana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by Toshiya Hirowatari in 1992. It is monotypic, containing only the species Sahulana scintillata, which was first described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1889. It is found on Torres Strait Island and in the Australian state of New South Wales. Larval food plants include Acacia , Alectryon and Cupaniopsis (flower buds).

Pseudomyrina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Callenya is an Indomalayan genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Eldoradina is a Neotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae found in mountainous regions in Peru. It contains two species: Eldoradina cyanea Balletto, 1993 Eldoradina sylphis (Draudt, 1921)

Thaduka is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, the blues. It is monotypic, containing only the species Thaduka multicaudata, the many-tailed oak-blue, which is found in India, Burma and Indochina.

Glabroculus is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It contains two described species. The larvae of Glabroculus are associated with plants of the family Limoniaceae.

Terenthina is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Plebejidea is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Lamasina is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae); the validity of its name is subject to dispute. Among its family, these sexually dimorphic Lepidoptera belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. Lamasina species are found mainly in northern South America, approximately to the Guyanas. L. draudti is also found in Central America south of the Yucatán Peninsula. In the Andes, the genus extends somewhat further south; L. rhaptissima almost reaches Bolivia.

Magnastigma is a Neotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Madeleinea is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. These Andean butterflies are very interesting from a taxonomic standpoint.

Shaanxiana is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Shaanxiana takashimai which is found in Shaanxi, China. Shaanxiana takashimai contains the subspecies S. t. pauper Sugiyama, 1994 from Mount Siguniang, Sichuan

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Nothodanis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The single species of this genus, Nothodanis schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) is found in the Australasian and Indomalayan realms. Subspecies Nothodanis schaeffera schaeffera (Eschscholtz, 1821) Philippines and Indonesia. Nothodanis schaeffera annamensis (Fruhstorfer, 1903) Vietnam. Nothodanis schaeffera caesius (Grose-Smith) New Guinea Nothodanis schaeffera caledonica (C. & R. Felder, [1865]) New Caledonia Nothodanis schaeffera cepheis (Druce, 1891) Solomon Islands Nothodanis schaeffera esme (Grose-Smith, 1894) Bismark archipelago,

Afarsia is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.It has been synonymized with Albulina by some authors, but studies on the molecular phylogenetics of Polyommatini have led to its treatment as an independent genus, which appears as the sister group of the genus Kretania sensu lato, with weak support.

Lontalius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species, Lontalius eltus, is found in Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by John Nevill Eliot in 1986.

Paradeudorix is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Sibataniozephyrus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Nesolycaena is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Australasian realm.

Saigusaozephyrus is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Saigusaozephyrus atabyrius..S. atabyrius is endemic to West China.

Thermozephyrus ataxus, the wonderful hairstreak, is a small butterfly found from India to Japan that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. thumb|250px|left|Female

Tartesa is an Australasian realm genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Jameela is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Cebrella is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by John Nevill Eliot and Akito Kawazoe in 1983.

Protantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its single species is Protantigius superans found in the Russian Far East (Primorye), north-eastern and central China and on the Korean Peninsula.

Alpherakya is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Parachrysops is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic, containing only the species Parachrysops bicolor. which is endemic to New Guinea (Aroa River).

Leucantigius is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. Its only species is Leucantigius atayalica.

Batelusia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus contains only one species Batelusia zebra from Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo and endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Both the genus and species were first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910.

Argyraspodes is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic containing only the species Argyraspodes argyraspis, the warrior silver-spotted copper, which is found in South Africa, in the Western and Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape.

Tumerepedes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm. It consists of only one species, Tumerepedes flava, the Nigerian buff, which is found in northern Nigeria. The habitat consists of riverine forests.

Siderus is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Iophanus is a monotypic butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae described by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1920. The single species of this genus, Iophanus pyrrhias, the Guatemalan copper, was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887. It is found in Guatemala, the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, and apparently in a few other areas of the Neotropical realm.

Pseudoneaveia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm. It consists of only one species, Pseudoneaveia jacksoni, which is found in the Republic of the Congo.

Etesiolaus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Plebulina emigdionis (formerly known as Plebejus emigdionis), the San Emigdio blue, is a species of blue in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Plebulina. It is endemic to Southern California.

Arzecla is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae, formerly part of Lamprospilus.

Gigantorubra is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It has an uncertain status; some sources list it as a synonym of Lamprospilus following Duarte & Robbins (2010).

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