''Euphilotes centralis'', the central 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 ...
. It 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 1917.
[ It is found in North America.][
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Euphilotes centralis'' is 4366.2.][
]
Subspecies
Two subspecies belong to ''Euphilotes centralis'':
* ''Euphilotes centralis centralis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) i
* ''Euphilotes centralis hadrochilus'' Pratt & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 i
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = BugGuide]
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Euphilotes
Butterflies described in 1917
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