Summary description from Wikipedia:

Plebejus melissa in languages:

English

Melissa Blue

French

bleu à collier

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Parent Taxon

• Plebejus

Sibling Taxa

• Plebejus anna
• Plebejus argiva
• Plebejus argus
• Plebejus argyrognomon
• Plebejus balinti
• Plebejus bellieri
• Plebejus christophi
• Plebejus cleobis
• Plebejus fridayi
• Plebejus idas
• Plebejus maracandicus
• Plebejus melissa
• Plebejus samudra
• Plebejus samuelis
• Plebejus subsolanus
• Plebejus transcaucasica
• Plebejus verneti

Child Taxa

• Plebejus melissa annetta
• Plebejus melissa melissa
• Plebejus melissa mexicana
• Plebejus melissa paradoxa
• Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis

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