Molecular phylogenetics ( based on homologous DNA sequences ) establishes a sister group relationship between the Riodinidae and the Lycaenidae accepted almost unanimously.
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For newly emerged adults of most myrmecophilous Lycaenidae, deciduous waxy scales provide some protection from predators as they emerge from the nest.
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This feature is also found in some Lycaenidae ( and also the Monotrysia ), but in these the legs are always much longer.
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Generally, Lycaenidae species which have a myrmecophilous relationship with the ant genus " Myrmica " are locked to primary host specificity.
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"' Eliotia "'is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae . It is a synonym of " preoccupied
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Sexual dimorphism is present in all families of the Papilionoidoea and more prominent in the Lycaenidae, Pieridae and certain taxa of the Nymphalidae.
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The Lycaenidae have a false head consisting of eyespots and small tails ( false antennae ) to deflect attack from the more vital head region.
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Sexual dimorphism is present in all families of the Papilionoidea and more prominent in the Lycaenidae, Pieridae, and certain taxa of the Nymphalidae.
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""'Celastrina " "'is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae found in the Australasian realms.
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Based on morphological studies Ackery et al . in the manual of zoology ( Kristensen 1998, cf . literature ) placed Riodininae within the Lycaenidae.
