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Melissa Blue
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
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Scientific Names
Preferred Names
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Global Butterfly Information System in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Lycaeides melissa
Species recognized by
Canada Species List
,
North Atlantic Species List
,
North Pacific Species List
, and
United States Species List
Lycaeides melissa
Recognized by
North American Butterfly Knowledge Network
and
Animal Diversity Web
Lycaeides melissa
(Edwards 1873)
Species recognized by
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
,
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
, and
GBIF classification
Lycaeides melissa
(W. H. Edwards)
Recognized by
University of Alberta Museums
Lycaeides melissa
Edwards 1873
Recognized by
North American Butterfly Knowledge Network
Plebejus
melissa
melissa
Subspecies recognized by
NCBI
Lycaeides melissa
Species recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
,
Barcode of Life Data Systems
, and
Global Biotic Interactions
Lycaeides melissa
Recognized by
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
Species recognized by
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
and
GBIF data coverage
Plebejus melissa melissa
Subspecies recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
and
iNaturalist
Plebejus melissa melissa (W. H. Edwards 1873)
Subspecies recognized by
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Plebejus melissa paradoxa
Subspecies recognized by
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis
Recognized by
iDigBio type specimen records
Alternative Names
Lycaeides
melissa
melissa
Synonym according to
NCBI
Plebejus fridayi
F. Chermock 1945
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus Kluk, 1780)
Plebejus melissa paradoxa
F. Chermock 1945
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873))
Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis
(Nabokov 1949)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873))
Plebejus melissa samuelis
(Nabokov 1944)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as synonym of Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873))
Plebejus samuelis
(Nabokov 1944)
Homotypic synonym according to
GBIF classification
(Originally found in sources as accepted taxon within Plebejus Kluk, 1780)
Lycaeides anna Scudder
Ambiguous synonym according to
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lycaeides melissa (W. H. Edwards 1873)
Invalid according to
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Lycaena melissa Edwards 1873
Synonym according to
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Lycaena melissa W. H. Edwards 1873
Invalid according to
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Common Names
English
Melissa Blue
preferred
Recognized by
University of Alberta Museums
and
North American Butterfly Knowledge Network
Curated hierarchies for Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaeides
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
(this page)
Lycaeides melissa annetta (Mead 1882)
Lycaeides melissa fridayi (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa inyoensis (Gunder 1927)
Lycaeides melissa mexicana Clench 1965
Lycaeides melissa paradoxa (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949
Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov 1943
Lycaeides cleobata Kozhanchikov
Lycaeides djaggatai Staudinger
Lycaeides dubia (Hering 1881)
Lycaeides energetes Staudinger
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus 1761)
Lycaeides ismenias (Meigen 1829)
Lycaeides kanteana (Staudinger)
Lycaeides maracandica (Ersch. 1874)
Lycaeides mazaffar (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides micrargus (Chapman & Butler)
Lycaeides mongolica (Staudinger)
Lycaeides regina (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides subsolanus (Eversmann 1851)
Lycaeides tancrei (Graes)
Lycaeides tarcrei (Graes.)
Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaeides Hübner 1819
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
(this page)
Lycaeides melissa annetta (Mead 1882)
Lycaeides melissa fridayi (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa inyoensis (Gunder 1927)
Lycaeides melissa mexicana Clench 1965
Lycaeides melissa paradoxa (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949
Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov 1943
Lycaeides alcedo Lang
Lycaeides alpina Berce 1867
Lycaeides anna (Edwards 1861)
Lycaeides argyrognomon (Bergstrasser 1779)
Lycaeides cleobata Kozhanchikov
Lycaeides corsica
Lycaeides djaggatai Staudinger
Lycaeides dubia (Hering 1881)
Lycaeides energetes Staudinger
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus 1761)
Lycaeides ismenias (Gerhard 1853)
Lycaeides kanteana Staudinger
Lycaeides maracandica (Erschoff 1874)
Lycaeides mazaffar Grum-Grshimailo
Lycaeides micrargus Chapman & Butler
Lycaeides mongolica Staudinger
Lycaeides regina Grum-Grshimailo
Lycaeides subsolanus (Eversmann 1851)
Lycaeides tancrei Graeser
Lycaeides tarcrei Graeser
EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Lycaeides
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
(this page)
Lycaeides melissa annetta (Mead 1882)
Lycaeides melissa fridayi (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa inyoensis (Gunder 1927)
Lycaeides melissa mexicana Clench 1965
Lycaeides melissa paradoxa (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949
Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov 1943
Lycaeides cleobata Kozhanchikov
Lycaeides djaggatai Staudinger
Lycaeides dubia (Hering 1881)
Lycaeides energetes Staudinger
Lycaeides idas (Linnaeus 1761)
Lycaeides ismenias (Meigen 1829)
Lycaeides kanteana (Staudinger)
Lycaeides maracandica (Ersch. 1874)
Lycaeides mazaffar (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides micrargus (Chapman & Butler)
Lycaeides mongolica (Staudinger)
Lycaeides regina (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides subsolanus (Eversmann 1851)
Lycaeides tancrei (Graes)
Lycaeides tarcrei (Graes.)
GBIF classification
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Lycaenidae
Lycaeides Hübner 1819
Lycaeides melissa (Edwards 1873)
(this page)
Lycaeides melissa annetta (Mead 1882)
Lycaeides melissa fridayi (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa inyoensis (Gunder 1927)
Lycaeides melissa melissa
Lycaeides melissa mexicana Clench 1965
Lycaeides melissa paradoxa (Chermock 1944)
Lycaeides melissa pseudosamuelis Nabokov 1949
Lycaeides melissa samuelis Nabokov 1943
Lycaeides cleobata Kozhanchikov
Lycaeides djaggatai Staudinger
Lycaeides dubia (Hering 1881)
Lycaeides energetes Staudinger
Lycaeides ismenias (Meigen 1829)
Lycaeides kanteana (Staudinger)
Lycaeides maracandica (Ersch. 1874)
Lycaeides mazaffar (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides micrargus (Chapman & Butler)
Lycaeides mongolica (Staudinger)
Lycaeides praeterinsularis
Lycaeides regina (Gr.-Gr.)
Lycaeides subsolanus (Eversmann 1851)
Lycaeides tarcrei (Graes.)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Lepidoptera
Papilionoidea Latreille 1802
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae Swainson 1827
Polyommatini Swainson 1827
Plebejus Kluk 1780
Plebejus subgen. Lycaeides Hübner 1819
Plebejus melissa (W. H. Edwards 1873)
Plebejus melissa melissa (W. H. Edwards 1873)
(this page)
Plebejus melissa alateres (Austin ex T. Emmel 1998)
Plebejus melissa annetta (W. H. Edwards 1882)
Plebejus melissa inyoensis (Nabokov 1949)
Plebejus melissa paradoxa F. Chermock 1945
Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis (Nabokov 1949)
Plebejus melissa samuelis (Nabokov 1944)
NCBI
root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Amphiesmenoptera
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Ditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Plebejus
Plebejus melissa
Plebejus melissa melissa
(this page)
Plebejus melissa samuelis
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
Lycaeides
Lycaeides melissa
(this page)
Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Lycaeides abetonica
Lycaeides abruzzorum
Lycaeides acreon
Lycaeides aegusella
Lycaeides alcedo
Lycaeides alpina
Lycaeides alpophila
Lycaeides altarmena
Lycaeides amphion
Lycaeides annetta
Lycaeides apenninophila
Lycaeides argus
Lycaeides argyrobius
Lycaeides argyrocapelus
Lycaeides argyrocopus
Lycaeides argyroela
Lycaeides argyrognomon
Lycaeides argyropeza
Lycaeides argyrophalax
Lycaeides argyrotoxus
Lycaeides armoricana
Lycaeides armoricanella
Lycaeides armoricanoides
Lycaeides astragaliphaga
Lycaeides australissima
Lycaeides balcanica
Lycaeides baldur
Lycaeides batavana
Lycaeides bavarica
Lycaeides bellieri
Lycaeides bellofontanensis
Lycaeides bergi
Lycaeides buchara
Lycaeides cajona
Lycaeides calabricola
Lycaeides calliopides
Lycaeides caspica
Lycaeides cleobata
Lycaeides coerulea
Lycaeides completa
Lycaeides corsica
Lycaeides croatica
Lycaeides cuneata
Lycaeides dalmatina
Lycaeides danapriensis
Lycaeides degener
Lycaeides delunata
Lycaeides demaculata
Lycaeides djaggatai
Lycaeides dubia
Lycaeides elegans
Lycaeides energetes
Lycaeides euergetes
Lycaeides extenta
Lycaeides extincta
Lycaeides extremata
Lycaeides fridayi
Lycaeides gazeli
Lycaeides haefelfingeri
Lycaeides idas
Lycaeides idasoides
Lycaeides inornata
Lycaeides inyoensis
Lycaeides ismenias
Lycaeides ismenides
Lycaeides ismenius
Lycaeides italapulchra
Lycaeides kanteana
Lycaeides lacustris
Lycaeides lapponica
Lycaeides laria
Lycaeides latialis
Lycaeides leodorus
Lycaeides letitia
Lycaeides ligurica
Lycaeides lombardiana
Lycaeides longinus
Lycaeides lycidas
Lycaeides lycidasoides
Lycaeides maracandica
Lycaeides maritimalpina
Lycaeides mazaffar
Lycaeides mexicana
Lycaeides micrargus
Lycaeides mira
Lycaeides mongolica
Lycaeides paradoxa
Lycaeides parvalaria
Lycaeides philemon
Lycaeides planorum
Lycaeides postauraca
Lycaeides postrauraca
Lycaeides proxargyrognomon
Lycaeides regina
Lycaeides samuelis
Lycaeides saturior
Lycaeides selda
Lycaeides subsolanus
Lycaeides tancrei
Lycaeides tarcrei
52 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the
resource file
for a full list.
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
Plebejus
Plebejus melissa
Plebejus melissa melissa
(this page)
Plebejus melissa annetta
Plebejus melissa mexicana
Plebejus melissa paradoxa
Plebejus melissa samuelis
wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Endopterygota
Lepidoptera
Glossata
Coelolepida
Myoglossata
Neolepidoptera
Heteroneura
Eulepidoptera
Ditrysia
Apoditrysia
Obtectomera
Papilionoidea
Lycaenidae
Polyommatinae
Polyommatini
Plebejus
Plebejus melissa
Plebejus melissa paradoxa
(this page)
Plebejus melissa annetta
Plebejus melissa melissa
Plebejus melissa mexicana
Plebejus melissa samuelis
