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Paphos blue
Imagos of G. paphos at Paphos, Cyprus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Glaucopsyche
Species:	G. paphos
Binomial name
Glaucopsyche paphos Chapman, 1920

Glaucopsyche paphos is a small butterfly found in the Palearctic that belongs to the blues family. It is endemic to Cyprus It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Glaucopsyche melanops.

See also

• List of butterflies of Europe

References

1. Chapman, 1920An undescribed Lycaenid Butterfly from Cyprus, Glaucopsyche paphos, sp. n. (Lycaenidae) Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1920 (1/2) : 166-169, pl. 5
2. IUCN Redlist

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