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Lycaenidae 77a0663 – 4368.5   Polyommatus icarus (Rottemburg, 1775)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Papilio icarus Rottemburg, 1775 • Papilio alexis Scopoli, 1763 • Papilio Plebejus candaon Bergsträsser, 1779 • Papilio Plebejus candiope Bergsträsser, 1779 • Papilio Plebejus candybus Bergsträsser, 1779 • Lycaena casanensis Krulikovsky, 1891 • Papilio fusciolus Geoffroy, 1785 • Papilio icarinus Scharfenberg, 1791 • Polyommatus iphis Meigen, 1830 • Papilio Plebejus oceanus Bergsträsser, 1779 • Papilio oebalus Hofmannsegg, 1804 • Papilio Plebejus pampholyge Bergsträsser, 1779 • Papilio Plebejus polyphemus Esper, 1779 • Lycaena pusillus Gerhard, 1851 • Papilio Plebejus thetis Esper, 1777

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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