See text The subfamily Theclinae is a group of butterflies, often referred to as hairstreaks, with some species instead known as elfins or by other names.

Tropical hairstreaks often have iridescent blue coloration above, caused by reflected light from the structure of the wing scales rather than by pigment.

The systematics and phylogeny of the numerous Theclinae has not reached a robust consensus yet.

The arrangement presented here is based on Savela (2007), but be aware that it is probably oversplit and several tribes may not be valid.

Nonetheless, the tribes as listed here generally seem to represent monophyletic lineages, but whether this is indeed so and whether these are distinct enough to warrant this level of separation remains to be resolved.