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Mesocyanophrys

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Mesocyanophrys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(disputed)
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Mesocyanophrys
Johnson & Le Crom, 1997
Type species
Thecla lycimna
Hewitson, 1868

Mesocyanophrys is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It has an uncertain status;[1] some sources list it as a synonym of Cyanophrys[2] following Pelham (2008).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mesocyanophrys Johnson & Le Crom, 1997". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyanophrys Clench, 1961". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40: 1–658 [213]. doi:10.5962/p.332201.