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Glabroculus

Glabroculus is a Palearctic genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It contains two described species. The larvae of Glabroculus are associated with plants of the family Limoniaceae.

The two species include:

Classification

Glabroculus was originally described by Lvovsky in 1993 as a subgenus of Polyommatus. Subsequent molecular phylogenetic studies confirmed that Glabroculus does not belong within Polyommatus, and it is treated as a distinct genus. Elviria Zhdanko, 1994, listed as a synonym in the article, was also included by some authors within Polyommatus before the molecular evidence clarified its placement.

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