Brephidium | |
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Brephidium exilis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: |
Brephidium Scudder, 1876 |
Brephidium is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. [1] They are known commonly as pygmy blues. The species of this genus have a disjunct distribution. Two of the three species are found in the Americas while the third is found in Africa.
The following three species are in the genus Brephidium: [2] [1] [3] [4]
Brephidium | |
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Brephidium exilis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: |
Brephidium Scudder, 1876 |
Brephidium is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. [1] They are known commonly as pygmy blues. The species of this genus have a disjunct distribution. Two of the three species are found in the Americas while the third is found in Africa.
The following three species are in the genus Brephidium: [2] [1] [3] [4]