''Hechtia caerulea'' is a plant
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in the
genus
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''Hechtia''. This species is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
References
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caerulea
''Caerulea'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a small genus with only two
species.
*'' Caerulea coeligena'' (Oberthür, 1876) western China, central China.
*'' Caerulea coelestis'' (Alphéraky, 1897) Tibet, western Chin ...
Flora of Mexico
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