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Lycaenidae
77a0663 – 4368.5   Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Distribution Data for Polyommatus icarus
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Synonymy: Papilio icarus Rottemburg, 1775
Papilio alexis Scopoli, 1763
Papilio Plebejus candaon Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio Plebejus candiope Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio Plebejus candybus Bergsträsser, 1779
Lycaena casanensis Krulikovsky, 1891
Papilio fusciolus Geoffroy, 1785
Papilio icarinus Scharfenberg, 1791
Polyommatus iphis Meigen, 1830
Papilio Plebejus oceanus Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio oebalus Hofmannsegg, 1804
Papilio Plebejus pampholyge Bergsträsser, 1779
Papilio Plebejus polyphemus Esper, 1779
Lycaena pusillus Gerhard, 1851
Papilio Plebejus thetis Esper, 1777
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

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