Biology:Cyclargus thomasi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Cyclargus thomasi
Miami Blue.jpg
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyclargus
Species:
C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi
(Clench, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hemiargus catalina thomasi Clench, 1941

Cyclargus thomasi, known generally as the Thomas's blue, Miami blue or Caribbean blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and the West Indies.[2][3][4][5][6]

The subspecies C. t. bethunebakeri, which is found only in Florida, is known as the Miami blue.[7]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cyclargus thomasi is 4358.[8]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13485603 entry