Overview
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Brephidium is a genus of butterfly in the family . They are known commonly as pygmy blues.
Species include:
- Brephidium exilis - western pygmy blue
- Brephidium isophthalma - eastern pygmy blue
- Brephidium metophis
- Brephidium pseudofea
Taxonomy
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The Genus Brephidium is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 12 species and subspecies in the Genus Brephidium: B. barbouri · B. coolidgei · B. exile (Western Pygmy-Blue) · B. exilis (Western Pygmy-Blue) · B. exilis isophthalma (Eastern Pygmy Blue) · B. fea · B. isophthalma (Eastern Pygmy Blue) · B. metophis · B. pipinus · B. pseudofea (Eastern Pygmy-Blue) · B. thompsoni · B. yucateca
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