Lycaeninae

Lycaena is a genus of butterflies. The genus range is Holarctic, with the exception of four species found in New Zealand, two in South Africa, one in New Guinea and one in Java. It is commonly divided into several subgenera, such as Antipodolycaena. Many formerly independent genera are now subsumed within Lycaena; the genus Gaiedes may also belong here. Many of the subgenera, species groups and species listed here may be synonyms.

Lycaeninae, the coppers, are a subfamily of the gossamer-winged butterflies (Lycaenidae).

thumb|Female Heliophorus epicles|H. epicles, [[West Bengal, India]] Heliophorus is a genus of lycaenid butterflies. It is distributed in tropical Asia.

Melanolycaena is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Phoenicurusia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Hyrcanana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Athamanthia is an Eastern Palearctic genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Athamanthia is differentiated from Lycaena by characters of the male genitalia.

Gaeides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Some sources treat is as a synonym of Lycaena.

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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.