Lycaenidee

Lycaenidee, a family of small butterflies in which the front legs in the male are only slightly imperfect. The three best-known groups included in this family are the Coppers (q.v.), Blues (q.v.), and Hairstreaks (q.v.). The larvas often exude a liquid of which ants are fond. To obtain it the eggs are collected by ants, and the larvae reared in the ant-hills.