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Lycaenidae 77a0624 – 4371   Glaucopsyche piasus (Boisduval, 1852)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Lycaena piasus Boisduval, 1852 • Glaucopsyche umbrosa Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 • Lycaena sagittigera Felder & Felder, 1865 • Lycaena rhaea Boisduval, 1869 • Glaucopsyche gabrielina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 • Phaedrotes gorgonioi Gunder, 1925 • Glaucopsyche excubita Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 • Lycaena catalina Reakirt, 1866 • Lycaena lorquini Behr, 1867 • Lycaena viaca Edwards, 1871 • Glaucopsyche toxeuma Brown, 1971 • Glaucopsyche nevada Brown, 1975 • Lycaena daunia Edwards, 1871

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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