"Xerces blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Xerces blues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Xerces blue}} Xerces blue (plural Xerces blues)
  1. A recently extinct species of gossamer-winged butterfly (Lycaenidae), Glaucopsyche xerces. Categories (lifeform): Gossamer-winged butterflies Synonyms: Xerxes blue

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