Cyclargus thomasi

Cyclargus thomasi
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cyclargus
Species:	C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi (Clench, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
Hemiargus catalina thomasi Clench, 1941

Cyclargus thomasi, known generally as the Thomas's blue, Miami blue or Caribbean blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and the West Indies.[2][3][4][5][6]

The subspecies C. t. bethunebakeri, which is found only in Florida, is known as the Miami blue.[7]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cyclargus thomasi is 4358.[8]

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
2. "Cyclargus thomasi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
3. "Cyclargus thomasi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
4. "Cyclargus thomasi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
5. "Cyclargus thomasi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
6. "butterflies". www.libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
7. "Miami blue - Cyclargus thomasi bethunbakeri (Comstock & Huntington)". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
8. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cyclargus thomasi". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

Further reading

• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.