Cyaniris

Cyaniris
Cyaniris semiargus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyaniris

Cyaniris Dalman 1816 is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

Recent molecular studies have determined that Cyaniris is a different genus from Polyommatus, where it has been included so far.

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