Lycaenidae - Maculinea, Glaucopsyche

The Glaucopsyche species are marked by their strong black spots on the underside forewing, they are generally spring species. The Maculinea species are larger than most blues and are generally rare. This is partly due to their intimate relations with Myrmica ants, in whose nests their larvae live.

Narrow black borders. Heavy spots on forewing. A greenish sheen next to the body of the underside hindwing.	Heavy spots on forewing. No green.	As other Glaucopsyche species. Only on Cyprus	Not pictured. Only in isolated colonies on Greek mountains.
*Glaucopsyche alexis* Green-underside Blue	Glaucopsyche melanops Black-eyed Blue	Glaucopsyche paphos Paphos Blue	Turanana endymion Odd-spot Blue
V. similar to m. rebeli. Upperside brighter blue.	Plain with inner and marginal spots. Rare.	Uppers blue with elongated back spots.	Not pictured Uppers like M. arion. Underside like nausithous, with marginal spots. Rare.
Maculinea alcon Alcon Blue	Maculinea rebeli Mountain Alcon Blue	Maculinea arion Large Blue	Maculinea tale Scarce Large Blue
Not pictured. One row of spots on underside. Uppers very dark. Rare.	Male bright blue.
Maculinea nausithous Dusky Large Blue	Iolana iolas Iolas Blue