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Lycaenidae
77a0487 – 4262   Tharsalea helloides (Boisduval, 1852)
Distribution Data for Tharsalea helloides
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Synonymy:
  • helloides Boisduval 1852 (Polyommatus) - MONA 1983: 4262
  • castro Reakirt 1866 (Polyommatus)
  • sternitzkyi Gunder 1927 (Lycaena)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tharsalea helloides (Boisduval, 1852) was formerly placed in the genus Lycaena. The name Tharsalea is raise from synonymy of Lycaena in Zhang et al. (2022).
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America
    • Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1-41.

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