Veined blue | |
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Icaricia neurona | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Icaricia |
Species: | I. neurona |
Binomial name | |
Icaricia neurona (Skinner, 1902) | |
Synonyms | |
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Icaricia neurona, [2] the veined blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the various mountain ranges of Southern California. [3] [4]
The MONA or Hodges number for Icaricia neurona is 4382. [5]
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