Plebulina emigdionis

Plebulina emigdionis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
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Plebulina

Nabokov, 1945
Species:
P. emigdionis
Binomial name
Plebulina emigdionis
(Grinnell, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena emigdionis Grinnell, 1905
  • Plebejus emigdionis (Grinnell, 1905)

Plebulina emigdionis (formerly known as Plebejus emigdionis), the San Emigdio blue, is a species of blue in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Plebulina. It is endemic to Southern California.