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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euphilotes |
| Species: | E. enoptes
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| Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes enoptes is 4367.[3][4]
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Subspecies
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Euphilotes enoptes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ a b "Euphilotes enoptes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- ^ "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
edit- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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