Icaricia neurona,[2] the veined blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to the various mountain ranges of Southern California.[3][4]

Veined blue
Icaricia neurona

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Icaricia
Species:
I. neurona
Binomial name
Icaricia neurona
(Skinner, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena neurona Skinner, 1902
  • Aricia neurona (Skinner, 1902)
  • Plebejus neurona (Skinner, 1902)

The MONA or Hodges number for Icaricia neurona is 4382.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Icaricia neurona". NatureServe. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  3. ^ "Plebejus neurona Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Icaricia neurona". Retrieved 2019-03-27.