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Lycaenidae 77a0654 – 4378   Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval, 1852)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4378 ssp. a. evius (Boisduval, 1869) (Lycaena) ssp. b. santana Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. c. moroensis (Sternitzky, 1930) (Plebeius) ssp. d. atascadero Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. e. pardalis (Behr, 1867) (Lycaena)  erymus (Boisduval, 1869) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. pardalis)  mintha (Edwards, 1870) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. pardalis)  windi (Gunder, 1933) (Plebeius) (synonym of ssp. pardalis) ssp. f. missionensis (Hovanitz, 1937) (Plebeius) ssp. g. pheres (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) ssp. h. parapheres Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. i. fenderi (Macy, 1931) (Plebeius) ssp. j. blackmorei (Barnes & McDunnough, 1919) (Plebeius) ssp. k. montis (Blackmore, 1923) (Plebeius) ssp. l. helios (Edwards, 1871) (Lycaena)  spinimaculata (Gunder, 1926) (Plebeius) (synonym of ssp. helios) ssp. m. icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4378  daedalus (Behr, 1867) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. icarioides)  maricopa (Reakirt, 1866) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. icarioides)  phileros (Boisduval, 1869) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. icarioides) ssp. n. eosierra Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. o. albihalos Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. p. inyo Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. q. argusmontana Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. r. panamintina Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. s. austinorum Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Icaricia) ssp. t. fulla (Edwards, 1870) (Lycaena)  ardea (Edwards, 1871) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. fulla) ssp. u. pembina (Edwards, 1862) (Lycaena) ssp. v. lycea (Edwards, 1864) (Lycaena)  rapahoe (Reakirt, 1866) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. lycea) ssp. w. sacre (Holland, 2011) (Plebejus) ssp. x. nigrafem (Holland, 2011) (Plebejus) ssp. y. buchholzi (dos Passos, 1938) (Plebeius) Taxonomic Notes: Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval, 1852) was formerly in the genus Plebejus.

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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