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Lycaenidae
77a0661 – 4375   Plebejus melissa (Edwards, 1873)
Distribution Data for Plebejus melissa
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Synonymy:
  • melissa Edwards 1873 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4375
  • ssp. a. melissa Edwards 1873 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4375
  • ssp. b. pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949 (Lycaeides)
  • ssp. c. annetta Edwards 1882 (Lycaena)
  • caeca Courvoisier 1912 (Lycaena)
  • ssp. d. alateres Austin 1998 (Lycaeides)
  • ssp. e. inyoensis Nabokov 1949 (Lycaeides)
  • inyoensis Gunder 1927 (Plebeius)
  • ssp. f. paradoxa Chermock 1945 (Plebeius)
  • 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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