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Lycaenidae 77a0569 – 4336   Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: melinus Hübner, 1818 (Strymon) - MONA 1983: 4336 ssp. a. melinus Hübner, 1818 (Strymon) - MONA 1983: 4336  hyperici (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1833) (Thecla) (synonym of ssp. melinus)  youngi Field, 1936 (Strymon) (synonym of ssp. melinus) ssp. b. humuli (Harris, 1841) (Thecla)  meinersi Gunder, 1927 (Strymon) (synonym of ssp. humuli) ssp. c. franki Field, 1938 (Strymon) ssp. d. setonia McDunnough, 1927 (Strymon) ssp. e. atrofasciata McDunnough, 1921 (Strymon) ssp. f. pudica Edwards, 1877 (Strymon)

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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