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Cyaniris

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Cyaniris
Cyaniris semiargus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Cyaniris
Dalman, 1816
Synonyms[1]
  • Nomiades Hübner, [1819]
  • Glaucolinea Wang & Rehn, 1999

Cyaniris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Recent molecular studies have determined that Cyaniris is a different genus from Polyommatus, where it has been included for several years.[2]

Species

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Two species are recognized:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Cyaniris Dalman, 1816". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Talavera, Gerard; Lukhtanov, Vladimir A.; Pierce, Naomi E.; Vila, Roger (2012-09-10). "Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Cladistics. 29 (2): 166–192. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x.