Biology:Cyaniris

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Cyaniris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Recent molecular studies have determined that Cyaniris is a different genus from Polyommatus, where it has been included for several years.[1]

Species

Two species are recognized:[2]

References

  1. Talavera, Gerard; Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Vila, Roger (2012-09-10). "Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Cladistics 29 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x. 
  2. Savela, Markku. "Cyaniris Dalman, 1816". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/cyaniris/. 

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