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Lycaenidae 77a0500 – 4309.1   Cyanophrys herodotus (Fabricius, 1793)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Hesperia herodotus Fabricius, 1793 • Cyanophrys amyntoides d'Abrera, 1995 • Cyanophrys amyntoides Johnson & Le Crom, 1997 • Papilio amyntor of authors not Cramer, [1775] • Plesiocyanophrys brazilensis Johnson & Kruse, 1997 • Cyanophrys braziliensis d'Abrera, 1995 • Cyanophrys circumcyanophrys d'Abrera, 1995 • Cyanophrys descimoni Johnson & Le Crom, 1997 • Thecla detesta Clench, 1946 • Thecla lucania Hewitson, 1868 • Thecla sicrana Jones, 1912 • Cyanophrys sicranoides d'Abrera, 1995 • Cyanophrys sullivani Johnson & Kruse, 1997 Taxonomic Notes: Cyanophrys herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) is now recognized within the North American fauna. A specimen reported from Texas as Cyanophrys amyntor by Poole & Gentili (1996) was re-determined as herodotus in Pelham (2008).

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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