''Hemiargus'' is a genus of

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in the family

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found in

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and

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Species

Listed alphabetically: (2012): Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of ''Polyommatus'' blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ''

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''. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2012.00421.x * '' Hemiargus ceraunus'' (Fabricius, 1793) – Ceraunus blue * '' Hemiargus hanno'' (Stoll,

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* '' Hemiargus ramon'' (Dognin, 1887) – Ramon's blue * '' Hemiargus huntingtoni'' Rindge & Comstock, 1953 * '' Hemiargus martha'' (Dognin, 1887)

References

Polyommatini Lycaenidae genera Butterflies of North America Lycaenidae of South America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Polyommatini-stub