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Lycaenidae 77a0549 – 4293   Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, [1873] 1860)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: azia (Hewitson, [1873] 1860) (Thecla) - MONA 1983: 4293 brocela (Dyar, 1913) (Thecla) guacanagari (Wallengren, 1860) (Thecla) hernandezi Schwartz & Johnson, 1992 (Ministrymon) nipona (Hewitson, 1877) (Thecla) quebradivaga Johnson & Miller, 1991 (Ministrymon) Taxonomic Notes: Ministrymon azia (Hewitson, [1873] 1860) was placed in the genus Tmolus in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist).

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. Johnson, K. & L. Miller, 1991. The genus Ministrymon in Chile and a new species from Northern Desert Biotic Province (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). Acta Entomologica Chilena, 16(2): 183. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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