Cyclargus thomasi

Cyclargus thomasi, known generally as the Thomas's blue, Miami blue or Caribbean blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and the West Indies.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cyclargus thomasi
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyclargus
Species:
C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi
(Clench, 1941)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemiargus catalina thomasi Clench, 1941

The subspecies C. t. bethunebakeri, which is found only in Florida, is known as the Miami blue.[6]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cyclargus thomasi is 4358.[7]

References
  1. "Cyclargus thomasi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Cyclargus thomasi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Cyclargus thomasi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Cyclargus thomasi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. "butterflies". www.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  6. "Miami blue - Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington)". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  7. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cyclargus thomasi". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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