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Atlides
Atlides is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs belong to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies are widespread in the Americas, occurring almost anywhere between the southern United States and Argentina.
17 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Great Purple Hairstreak
speciesAtlides halesus
Black-veined Hairstreak
speciesAtlides polybe
White-tipped Hairstreak
speciesAtlides gaumeri
Atlides rustan
speciesAtlides rustan
Atlides thargelia
speciesAtlides thargelia
Cosa Hairstreak
speciesAtlides cosa
Jeweled Hairstreak
speciesAtlides carpasia
Atlides inachus
speciesAtlides inachus
Atlides atys
speciesAtlides atys
Atlides polama
speciesAtlides polama
Misma Hairstreak
speciesAtlides misma
Atlides havila
speciesAtlides havila
Atlides zava
speciesAtlides zava
Atlides bacis
speciesAtlides bacis
Atlides browni
speciesAtlides browni
Atlides halljasoni
speciesAtlides halljasoni
Atlides dahnersi
speciesAtlides dahnersi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Atlides in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59129.