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Gossamer-winged butterflies

Insect
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies, with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies,... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Lycaenidae
Class: Insecta
Family: Lycaenidae; Leach, 1815
Order: Lepidoptera
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda