Cyclargus thomasi

Cyclargus thomasi, known generally as the Thomas's blue, Miami blue or Caribbean blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America and the West Indies.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Cyclargus thomasi
Miami blue butterfly (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Florida, U.S.A.
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cyclargus
Species:	C. thomasi
Binomial name
Cyclargus thomasi (Clench, 1941)
Synonyms[2]
Hemiargus catalina thomasi Clench, 1941

The subspecies C. t. bethunebakeri, which is found only in Florida, is known as the Miami blue.^[7]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cyclargus thomasi is 4358.^[8]