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Lycaenidae
77a0663 – 4368.5   Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Distribution Data for Polyommatus icarus
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Synonymy:
  • icarus (Rottemburg, 1775) (Papilio)
  • alexis (Scopoli, 1763) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • candaon (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • candiope (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • candybus (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • casanensis (Krulikovsky, 1891) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • fusciolus (Geoffroy, 1785) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • icarinus (Scharfenberg, 1791) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • iphis Meigen, 1830 (Polyommatus) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • oceanus (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • oebalus (Hofmannsegg, 1804) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • pampholyge (Bergsträsser, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • polyphemus (Esper, 1779) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • pusillus (Gerhard, 1851) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • thetis (Esper, 1777) (Papilio) (synonym of ssp. icarus)
  • 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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