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Coppers, Hairstreaks and Blue Family

(Lycaenidae)

Coppers

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Small Copper 

Lycaena phlaeas

Hairstreaks

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Green Hairstreak 

Callophrys rubi

Brown Hairstreak 

Thecla betulae

Purple Hairstreak 

Favonius quercus

White-letter Hairstreak 

Satyrium w-album

Black Hairstreak

Satyrium pruni

Blues

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Common Blue

Polyommatus Icons

Holly Blue

Celastrina argiolus

Small Blue

Cupido minimus

Silver-studded Blue

Plebejus argus

Adonis Blue

Polyommatus bellargus

Large Blue

Maculinea arion

Chalk Hill Blue

Polyommatus coridon

Brown Argus

Aricia agestis

Northern Brown Argus

Aricia artaxerxes

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