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Cyclargus thomasi

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.

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Cyclargus thomasi
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.
Apparently Secure
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)1
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyclargus
Species:
C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi
(Clench, 1941)
Synonyms2
  • 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.23456

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

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Cyclargus thomasi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Cyclargus thomasi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Cyclargus thomasi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. "Cyclargus thomasi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. "butterflies". www.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  7. "Miami blue - Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington)". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  8. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cyclargus thomasi". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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