Luciini

Luciini
Philiris diana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked): Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Luciini
Genera

Presently 8, see text

The Luciini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Though containing few genera at present, some of these have numerous species. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary.

Genera

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