Lycaenidae: Gossamer-wing Butterflies

Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae

• Small Copper ups (Lycaena phlaeus) at the Attenborough nature reserve, Nottinghamshire, England, July 2009.
• Small Copper uns (Lycaena phlaeus) at the Attenborough nature reserve, Nottinghamshire, England, July 2009.
• Ferris's Copper ups (Lycaena ferrisi) along the West Baldy Trail No. 94, Mt. Baldy Wilderness Area, Apache County, Arizona, August 2009.
• Ferris's Copper uns (Lycaena ferrisi) along the West Baldy Trail No. 94, Mt. Baldy Wilderness Area, Apache County, Arizona, August 2009.


Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae

• Colorado Hairstreak uns (Hypaurotis crysalus) at East Turkey Creek, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, September 2009.
• Great Purple Hairstreak uns (Atilades halesus) at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, April 2010.
• "Siva" Juniper Hairstreak uns (Callophrys gryneus "siva") at Sawmill Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, May 2010.
• Grey Hairstreak ups (Strymon melinus) at the South Llano River State Park, Kimble County, Texas, November 2009.
• Grey Hairstreak uns (Strymon melinus) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2008.
• Red-banded Hairstreak uns (Calycopis cecrops) at the Crystal River Preserve, Citrus County, Florida, November 2009.
• Dusky-blue Groundstreak uns (Calycopis isobeon) at the NABA Butterfly Park, near McAllen, Texas, April 2010.
• Leda Ministreak uns (Ministrymon leda) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2009.
  
  Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
  
• Western Pygmy-Blue ups (Strymon melinus) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2009.
• Western Pygmy-Blue uns (Brephidium exile) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2009.
• Marine Blue uns (Leptotes marina) at Sawmill Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, May 2010.
• Cyna Blue uns (Zizula cyna) at the NABA Butterfly Park, near McAllen, Texas, April 2010.
• Ceraunus Blue uns (Haemiargus ceraunus) along East Turkey Creek, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, November 2008.
• Reakirt's Blue ups (Haemiargus isola) at Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, September 2008.
• Reakirt's Blue uns (Haemiargus isola) at Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, September 2008.
• Spring Azure ups (Celastrina ladon) along the South Fork Trail, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, September 2008.
• Spring Azure uns (Celastrina ladon) along the South Fork Trail, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, September 2008.
• Silvery Blue uns (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) at Mexican Hay Lake, Apache County, Arizona, June 2010.
• Melissa Blue uns (Lycaeides melissa) at Luna Lake, near Alpine, Apache County, Arizona, August 2010.
• Melissa Blue ups (Lycaeides melissa) at Luna Lake, near Alpine, Apache County, Arizona, August 2010.
• Acmon Blue uns (Plebejus acmon) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2008.
• Acmon Blue ups (Plebejus acmon) near Cave Creek Ranch, Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, October 2008.
• Arctic Blue uns (Agriades glandon) along Highway 261 near Eagar, Apache County, Arizona.
• Arctic Blue ups (Agriades glandon) along Highway 261 near Eagar, Apache County, Arizona.

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