| Ministrymon una | |
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| Ministrymon una una, Colombia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Ministrymon |
| Species: | M. una |
| Binomial name | |
| Ministrymon una (Hewitson, 1873) | |
Ministrymon una, also known by its common name pale ministreak, is a species of butterfly from the genus Ministrymon . [1]
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