Brephidium

Brephidium is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are known commonly as pygmy blues. The species of this genus have a disjunct distribution. Two of the three species are found in the Americas; the third is found in South Africa.

Species
Brephidium exilis (Boisduval, 1852) - western pygmy blue
Brephidium metophis (Wallengren, 1860)
Brephidium pseudofea (Morrison, 1873)

References

External links

ITIS Lepidoptera
Brephidium at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

 
Category:Lycaenidae of South America
Category:Lycaenidae genera