Plebulina emigdionis

Plebulina emigdionis
Image of Plebulina emigdionis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Plebulina

Nabokov, 1945
Species:
P. emigdionis
Binomial name
Plebulina emigdionis
(Grinnell, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena emigdionis Grinnell, 1905
  • Plebejus emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905)

Plebulina emigdionis (formerly known as Plebejus emigdionis), the San Emigdio blue, is a species of blue in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae.[2][3] It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Plebulina.[4] It is endemic to Southern California.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Plebulina emigdionis". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Plebejus emigdionis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. ^ "Plebejus emigdionis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Plebulina". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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