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Euphilotes enoptes

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Euphilotes enoptes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Subspecies

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Euphilotes enoptes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ^ a b "Euphilotes enoptes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, J.P. Pelham, rev. 2017". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  • 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

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