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Lycaenidae 77a0661 – 4375   Plebejus melissa (Edwards, 1873)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: melissa Edwards 1873 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4375 ssp. a. melissa Edwards 1873 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4375 ssp. b. pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949 (Lycaeides) ssp. c. annetta Edwards 1882 (Lycaena) caeca Courvoisier 1912 (Lycaena) ssp. d. alateres Austin 1998 (Lycaeides) ssp. e. inyoensis Nabokov 1949 (Lycaeides) inyoensis Gunder 1927 (Plebeius) ssp. f. paradoxa Chermock 1945 (Plebeius)

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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