Biology:Luciini

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The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1] It includes 22 species in 4 genera and is restricted to Australia and New Guinea.[2]

Genera

As of 2025, the tribe Luciini has, following studies in 2023 and reclassifications of the previously-included genera Hypochrysops, Titea and Philiris, been relegated to four genera:[2]

References

  1. Sands, Donald (1982-01-01). The ecology, biogeography and systematics of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae) (PhD Thesis thesis). The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2014.573.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Braby, Michael F.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Lohman, David J. (2025). "Molecular phylogeny of the tribe Luciini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): systematics and life history evolution" (in en). Systematic Entomology 50 (3): 519–539. doi:10.1111/syen.12667. ISSN 0307-6970. https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/syen.12667. 

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