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The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It includes 22 species in 4 genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea.

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Theclinae
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Philiris diana (ento-csiro-au).jpg
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Luciini
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Category:Luciini
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Luciini
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tribe
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The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It includes 22 species in 4 genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea.

==Genera== As of 2025, the tribe Luciini has, following studies in 2023 and reclassifications of the previously-included genera Hypochrysops, Titea and Philiris, been relegated to four genera: Acrodipsas Lucia Paralucia Pseudodipsas

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