Glaucopsyche paphos
Glaucopsyche paphos is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family. It is endemic to Cyprus[2] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.
| Paphos blue | |
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| Imagos of G. paphos at Paphos, Cyprus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Glaucopsyche |
| Species: | G. paphos |
| Binomial name | |
| Glaucopsyche paphos | |
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