Lampides
Monotypic butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
Lampides | |
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Female peablue or long-tailed blue (Lampides boeticus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: | Lampides Hübner, [1819] |
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Lampides is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
It currently consists of one species: Lampides boeticus (Linnaeus, 1767), the peablue or long-tailed blue. Lampides used to contain other species, most of which have now been moved to the genus Jamides.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Lampides.
- Lampides boeticus at Captain's European Butterfly Guide
- Lampides boeticus Archived link
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