Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920 is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920

Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920

Glaucopsyche paphos is a small, Cyprus-endemic blue butterfly sometimes treated as a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.

Family
Genus
Glaucopsyche
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920

Glaucopsyche paphos (Chapman, 1920) is a small butterfly in the blues family, found in the Palearctic region. This species is endemic to Cyprus. It is sometimes classified as a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Glaucopsyche

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