Cyclargus ammon

Species of butterfly

Cyclargus ammon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyclargus
Species:
C. ammon
Binomial name
Cyclargus ammon
(Lucas, 1857)

Cyclargus ammon, known generally as the nickerbean blue or Lucas' blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cyclargus ammon is 4358.1.[4]

Nickerbean blue, Cyclargus ammon

References

  1. ^ "Cyclargus ammon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Cyclargus ammon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cyclargus ammon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  • Media related to Cyclargus ammon at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers
Cyclargus ammon


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