Lycaena xanthoides, the great copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Lycaena xanthoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Lycaena
Species:
L. xanthoides
Binomial name
Lycaena xanthoides
(Boisduval, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Tharsalea xanthoides

Subspecies

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These three subspecies belong to the species Lycaena xanthoides:

  • Lycaena xanthoides nigromaculata J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena xanthoides obsolescens J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides (Boisduval, 1852)

References

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  1. ^ "Lycaena xanthoides Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Lycaena xanthoides". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

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