Glaucopsyche paphos

Paphos blue
Imagos of G. paphos at Paphos, Cyprus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Glaucopsyche
Species:
G. paphos
Binomial name
Glaucopsyche paphos

Glaucopsyche paphos is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family. It is endemic to Cyprus[2] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.

See also

References

  1. ^ Chapman, 1920An undescribed Lycaenid Butterfly from Cyprus, Glaucopsyche paphos, sp. n. (Lycaenidae) Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1920 (1/2) : 166-169, pl. 5
  2. ^ IUCN Redlist


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