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Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cyaniris is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Cyaniris | |
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Cyaniris semiargus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Polyommatinae |
Tribe: | Polyommatini |
Genus: | Cyaniris Dalman, 1816 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Recent molecular studies have determined that Cyaniris is a different genus from Polyommatus, where it has been included for several years.[2]
Two species are recognized:[1]
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