Biology:Euphilotes enoptes

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euphilotes enoptes
Euphilotes enoptes.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euphilotes
Species:
E. enoptes
Binomial name
Euphilotes enoptes
(Boisduval, 1852)

Euphilotes enoptes, the dotted blue, is a species of blue (Polyommatinae) butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes enoptes is 4367.[3][4]

Pacific Dotted Blue - Euphilotes enoptes, Packer Lake Saddle, near Sierra City, California (32471455326).jpg

Subspecies

  • Euphilotes enoptes arenacola Pratt and J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Euphilotes enoptes aridorum Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Euphilotes enoptes bayensis (Langston, 1964)
  • Euphilotes enoptes cryptorufes Pratt and J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Euphilotes enoptes dammersi (J. A. Comstock and Henne, 1933)
  • Euphilotes enoptes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852) (Pacific dotted-blue)
  • Euphilotes enoptes langstoni (Shields, 1975)
  • Euphilotes enoptes opacapulla Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Euphilotes enoptes primavera Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Euphilotes enoptes smithi (Mattoni, 1954)
  • Euphilotes enoptes tildeni (Langston, 1964)

References

  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q13484883 entry