Agrodiaetus
| Agrodiaetus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Agrodiaetus |
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Agrodiaetus is a classic genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) are found in the Palearctic ecozone. It has recently been considered by some authors as a subgenus of Polyommatus. With 134 pairs of chromosomes this insect has one of the highest chromosome numbers among all multicellular animals.[1]
References
- ↑ Lukhtanov; et al. (2005). "Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies". Nature 436 (3704): 385–389. doi:10.1038/nature03704.
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