Hemiargus hanno

Hemiargus hanno, the hanno blue[2] is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Suriname, Brazil,[3] Colombia, Cuba, the Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.

Hemiargus hanno
Male H. h. filenus, Cuba
Ventral side, H. h. filenus, Grand Cayman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Hemiargus
Species:
H. hanno
Binomial name
Hemiargus hanno
(Stoll, [1790])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio hanno Stoll, [1790]
  • Lycaena hanno
  • Hemiagrus hanno
  • Polyommatus hanno filenus (Poey, 1832)

Subspecies
  • Hemiargus hanno hanno - Surinam, Brazil
  • Hemiargus hanno bogotana Draudt, 1921 - Panama and Colombia
  • Hemiargus hanno filenus (Poey, 1832) - Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, Cayman Islands[4]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Hemiargus hanno (Stoll, [1790])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. "Hanno Blue (Hemiargus hanno)". iNaturalist. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Garwood, Kim (2009). Butterflies of Southern Amazonia. Carter & Carter. p. 23.
  4. R. R. Askew and P. A. van B. Stafford, Butterflies of the Cayman Islands (Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2008) ISBN 978-87-88757-85-9, pp. 82/3


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