Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)

Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)

Brephidium isophthalma is a pygmy blue butterfly in the Lycaenidae family from the disjunctly distributed genus Brephidium.

Family
Genus
Brephidium
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862)

Brephidium isophthalma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1862) is a butterfly species belonging to the genus Brephidium. This genus is part of the butterfly family Lycaenidae, and its members are commonly called pygmy blues. Species in the genus Brephidium have a disjunct distribution. Of the three recognized species in the genus, two occur in the Americas, and the third occurs in Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Brephidium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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