Pertenecen a la familia de los licenidos, mariposas de pequeño tamaño y vuelo rápido, que suelen tener dimorfismo sexual, los machos generalmente son azules, dorados o marrones, mientras que las hembras son de colores mas apagados.
Varias especies tienen cola. Los machos suelen agruparse en lugares con barro (bebederos)
Muchas especies se asocian con las hormigas en una relación por las que las hormigas protegen a las orinas contra los parasitos y depredadores a cambio de una secreción azucarada que estas segregan.
De difícil identificacíon por su similitud.
Lycaena alciphron (manto purpura)
Es una especie muy polimorfa, con una envergadura alar de 32-38 mm. El macho tiene dll anverso de color rojizo brillante enocasinoes con coloración violeta y con grandes puntos negros n ambas las; el reverso del ala anterior es amarillento con puntos negros, y el del al posterior es gris pálido con punteado mergo fino y iuna banda marginal anaranjada.
La hembra es mayor, con los tomos mas amarillos y los puntos negros mas grandes y el reverso mas colorido.
Vive en prados floridos desde zonas bajas a altitudes de 2000m.
Lycaena tityrus (manto oscuro)
También es una especie muy polimorfa, con una envergadura alar de 26-30 mm. El macho tiene el anverso de color pardo gris, salpicado de manchas oscuras; en los márgenes de ambas alas generalmente tiene lúnulas anaranjadas; el reverso es gris amarillento con punteado negro en ambas alas y con una banda marginal anaranjada rodada de putos negros.
Vuela de abril a octubre en tres generaciones anuales. Los machos presentan un comportamiento territorial.
Lycaena phlaeas. (manto bicolor)
El manto bicolor es una mariposa pequeña, con una envergadura de 22 a 27 mm. Las alas son de color anaranjado y negro. A la cara superior la coloración es muy vistosa pero a la inferior de colores más suaves.
Los machos de Lycaena phlaeas son extremadamente territoriales. Cada macho controla un pequeño reino que defenderá enérgicamente frente a cualquier intruso. Se entiende que los intrusos no deseados son los machos rivales que controlan territorios fronterizos con el suyo, o los machos que no tienen territorio propio y tratan de conquistar uno. Pero tal es su agresividad que con frecuencia atacan a insectos que nada tienen que ver con sus guerras fronterizas.
Prefiere zonas de pradera y espacios abiertos, soleados y protegidos del viento. Altitud: Hasta 2.000 metros
Lycaena virgaureae. (manto de oro)
Con una envergadura alar de 26-34 mm. El macho tiene el anverso de color anaranjado brillante, con margenes oscuros en ambas alas y con varios puntitos negros submarginales en el ala anterio; el reverso del ala anterior es amarillo anaranjado con puntos negros, y el ala posterior es ocre con pequeños puntos blancos y negros, y una banda marginal anaranjada. La hembra de aspecto muy variable une le anverso del ala anterior anaranjada amarillento con marcado y variable punteado negro; el ala posterior es marrón con profuso moteado negro y lúnulas marginales amarillo anaranjadas; el reverso es similar al del macho.
Vuela de julio a septiembre en una sola generación. Es una especie muy llamativa por sus vistosos colores.
Ninguna de estas especies se asocian con las hormigas
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