Family Lycaenidae
In Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull (VC38), the Lycaenidae family consists of nine (9) species split between three sub-families. They are some of our most beautiful species but are easily overlooked due to their small size and behaviour.
More information about their status is available by clicking on the species photos below.
The species numbers provided in Agassiz (2013) supersedes the numbering scheme orginally published in Bradley & Fletcher (1979).
Sub-Family Lycaeninae
Small
Copper
Lycaena phlaeas61.0010
Sub-Family Theclinae
Brown
Hairstreak
Thecla betulae61.0030
Purple
Hairstreak
Favonius quercus61.0040
Green
Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi61.0050
White-letter
Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album61.0060
Sub-Family Polyommatinae
Small
Blue
Cupido minimus61.0100 (LBAP/UKBAP)
Holly
Blue
Celastrina argiolus61.0120
Brown
Argus
Aricia agestis61.0150
Common
Blue
Polyommatus icarus61.0180
Chalkhill
Blue
Polyommatus coridon61.020
RE-COLONISED 2018-19
Extinct C19th