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species

Orange-bordered Blue
Plebejus melissa (W.H. Edwards, 1873)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Lycaenidae - gossamer-winged butterflies »  genus Plebejus »  subgenus Lycaeides

Scientific synonyms

Plebeius melissa (W.H. Edwards, 1873)

Included taxa

Number of records: 6

subspecies Plebejus melissa alateres (Austin, 1998)
subspecies Plebejus melissa annetta (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
subspecies Plebejus melissa inyoensis (Nabokov, 1949)
subspecies Plebejus melissa melissa (W. H. Edwards, 1873)
subspecies Plebejus melissa paradoxa (F. Chermock, 1945)
subspecies Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis (Nabokov, 1949)

Links and literature

EN Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Plebejus_melissa_a]

Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin: Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/] [as Plebejus melissa (W. H. Edwards, 1873)]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025

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