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Cyclargus thomasi

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Cyclargus thomasi, commonly known as 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]

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Cyclargus thomasi
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyclargus
Species:
C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi
(Clench, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
  • Hemiargus catalina thomasi (Clench, 1941)
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The subspecies C. t. bethunebakeri, which is found only in Florida, is known as the Miami blue.[7]

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