Cyclargus ammon

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Cyclargus ammon
Lucas's blue (Cyclargus ammon erembis) male.JPG
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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]

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

Nickerbean blue, Cyclargus ammon Lucas's blue (Cyclargus ammon erembis) underside.JPG
Nickerbean blue, Cyclargus ammon

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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.

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