Euphilotes enoptes

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Euphilotes enoptes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euphilotes
Species:
E. enoptes
Binomial name
Euphilotes enoptes
(Boisduval, 1852)

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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The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes enoptes is 4367. [3] [4]

Pacific Dotted Blue - Euphilotes enoptes, Packer Lake Saddle, near Sierra City, California (32471455326).jpg

Subspecies

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References

  1. "Euphilotes enoptes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. 1 2 "Euphilotes enoptes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, J.P. Pelham, rev. 2017". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

Further reading