''Cyanophrys'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...

and Neotropical realms.

Species

*'' Cyanophrys acaste'' (Prittwitz, 1865) *'' Cyanophrys agricolor'' (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) *''

Cyanophrys amyntor ''Cyanophrys amyntor'', the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas ...

'' (Cramer,

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*'' Cyanophrys argentinensis'' (Clench, 1946) *'' Cyanophrys banosensis'' (Clench, 1944) *'' Cyanophrys bertha'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *'' Cyanophrys crethona'' (Hewitson, 1874) *'' Cyanophrys fusius'' (Godman & Salvin,

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Cyanophrys goodsoni ''Cyanophrys goodsoni'', known generally as the Goodson's greenstreak or Goodson's hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-fo ...

'' (Clench, 1946) *'' Cyanophrys herodotus'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Cyanophrys longula ''Cyanophrys longula'', the long-winged greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1868. It is found in Mexico, with strays recorded from south-eastern Arizona. It has al ...

'' (Hewitson, 1868) *''

Cyanophrys miserabilis ''Cyanophrys miserabilis'', known generally as the Clench's greenstreak or miserabilis hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brus ...

'' (Clench, 1946) *''

Cyanophrys pseudolongula ''Cyanophrys'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Species *'' Cyanophrys acaste'' (Prittwitz, 1865) *'' Cyanophry ...

'' (Clench, 1944) *''

Cyanophrys remus ''Cyanophrys'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Species *'' Cyanophrys acaste'' (Prittwitz, 1865) *'' Cyanophry ...

'' (Hewitson, 1868) *''

Cyanophrys roraimiensis ''Cyanophrys'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Species *'' Cyanophrys acaste'' (Prittwitz, 1865) *'' Cyanophry ...

'' Johnson & Smith, 1993 *''

Cyanophrys velezi ''Cyanophrys'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae erected by William J. Clench in 1961. The species of this genus are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms. Species *'' Cyanophrys acaste'' (Prittwitz, 1865) *'' Cyanophry ...

'' Johnson & Kruse, 1997

External links

Sources

* Eumaeini Lycaenidae of South America Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by William J. Clench Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Eumaeini-stub