Cyclargus thomasi | |
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Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Cyclargus |
Species: | C. thomasi
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Binomial name | |
Cyclargus thomasi (Clench, 1941)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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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]