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Lycaenidae
77a0569 – 4336   Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818
Distribution Data for Strymon melinus
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Synonymy:
  • melinus Hübner 1818 (Strymon) - MONA 1983: 4336
  • ssp. a. melinus Hübner 1818 (Strymon) - MONA 1983: 4336
  • hyperici Boisduval & Le Conte 1833 (Thecla)
  • youngi Field 1936 (Strymon)
  • ssp. b. humuli Harris 1841 (Thecla)
  • meinersi Gunder 1927 (Strymon)
  • 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
    Strymon melinus
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    Strymon melinus
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