''Euphilotes enoptes'', the dotted blue, is a
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
of
blue (Polyommatinae) butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Euphilotes enoptes'' is 4367.][Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). ]
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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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
Smith's blue butterfly, ''Euphilotes enoptes smithi'', is a subspecies of butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold ...
'' (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.
Euphilotes
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