''Euphilotes bernardino'', the Bernardino blue, is a butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of ...
. The species was
first described by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and
James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, linguist, musician, and Entomology, entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributio ...
in 1916.
[ It is found in North America.][
]
Subspecies
Four subspecies belong to ''Euphilotes bernardino'':
* ''Euphilotes bernardino bernardino'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) i g
* ''Euphilotes bernardino inyomontana'' Pratt & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 i g
* ''Euphilotes bernardino martini'' (Mattoni, 1954) i
* ''Euphilotes bernardino minuta'' Austin in T. Emmel, 1998 i g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = BugGuide]
The El Segundo blue (''Euphilotes allyni'') was originally thought to be a subspecies, but recent authorities consider it its own species.[Rubinoff, D., T. Longcore, J.R. Dupuis, and K.H. Osborne. 2021. Genomic data support the elevation of the federally listed El Segundo Blue (''Euphilotes bernardino/battoides allyni'') to species status. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 75(2): 161-164.]
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Further reading
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Euphilotes
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