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Lycaenidae
77a0658 – 4374   Plebejus idas (Linnaeus, 1761)
Distribution Data for Plebejus idas
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Synonymy: Papilio Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1760
Papilio Plebejus acreon Fabricius, 1787
Hesperia amphion Fabricius, 1793
Papilio argyrognomon of authors not Bergstrasser, 1789
Plebeius empetri Freeman, 1938
Lycaena aster Edwards, 1882
Lycaena scudderii Edwards, 1861
Plebeius subarcticus Chermock, 1945
Lycaeides nabokovi Masters, 1972
Plebeius alaskensis Chermock, 1945
Plebeius atrapraetextus Field, 1939
Plebeius ferniensis Chermock, 1945
Plebeius sweadneri Chermock, 1945
Lycaeides sublivens Nabokov, 1949
Lycaeides longinus Nabokov, 1949
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Linnaeus, C., 1761. Fauna Svecica, 2: 284.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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