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Plesiocyanophrys

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Plesiocyanophrys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(disputed)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Plesiocyanophrys
Johnson, Eisele & MacPherson, 1993
Type species
Theda goodsoni
Clench, 1946

Plesiocyanophrys 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. ^ "Plesiocyanophrys Johnson, Eisele & MacPherson, 1993". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Cyanophrys Clench, 1961". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 18 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.