Glaucopsyche paphos

Glaucopsyche paphos
Glaucopsyche paphos Paphos, Cyprus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species: G. paphos
Binomial name
Glaucopsyche paphos
Chapman, 1920 [1]

Glaucopsyche paphos is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family. It is endemic to Cyprus [2] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chapman, 1920An undescribed Lycaenid Butterfly from Cyprus, Glaucopsyche paphos, sp. n. (Lycaenidae) Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1920 (1/2) : 166-169, pl. 5
  2. ↑ IUCN Redlist


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