Maurus vogelii or Vogel's blue is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, found in Morocco, North Africa. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Maurus.[1][2][3]

Maurus vogelii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Maurus
Bálint, 1991
Species:
M. vogelii
Binomial name
Maurus vogelii
(Oberthür, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena vogelii Oberthür, 1920
  • Plebejus vogelii (Oberthür, 1920)

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF, Maurus". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Maurus Bálint, 1991". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Maurus". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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