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 phlaeas
61.0010
Sub-Family Theclinae
Brown
Hairstreak
Thecla betulae
61.0030
Purple
Hairstreak
Favonius quercus
61.0040
Green
Hairstreak
Callophrys rubi
61.0050
White-letter
Hairstreak
Satyrium w-album
61.0060
Sub-Family Polyommatinae
Small
Blue
Cupido minimus
61.0100 (LBAP/UKBAP)
Holly
Blue
Celastrina argiolus
61.0120
Brown
Argus
Aricia agestis
61.0150
Common
Blue
Polyommatus icarus
61.0180
Chalkhill
Blue
Polyommatus coridon
61.020
RE-COLONISED 2018-19
Extinct C19th