Lycaena vs genus Lycaena

Lycaena and genus Lycaena both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Lycaena	Yes	No	No	No
genus Lycaena	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Lycaena and genus Lycaena are synonyms defined as:

Lycaena and genus Lycaena: type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper

Lycaena (noun)	genus Lycaena (noun)
type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper	type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper