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Polycaena
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Polycaena

Polycaena is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nemeobiinae within the family Riodinidae. The genus was erected by Otto Staudinger in 1886. The species are found in the eastern Palearctic, mainly in the Himalayas.

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11 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Tamerlane’s Coppermark

speciesPolycaena tamerlana

Polycaena chauchowensis

speciesPolycaena chauchowensis

Polycaena wangjiaqii

speciesPolycaena wangjiaqii

Polycaena princeps

speciesPolycaena princeps

Polycaena timur

speciesPolycaena timur

Polycaena lua

speciesPolycaena lua

Polycaena yunnana

speciesPolycaena yunnana

Polycaena kansuensis

speciesPolycaena kansuensis

Polycaena lama

speciesPolycaena lama

Polycaena carmelita

speciesPolycaena carmelita

Polycaena matuta

speciesPolycaena matuta

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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 777398.