| Euphilotes mojave | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euphilotes |
| Species: | E. mojave |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphilotes mojave (F. Watson & W. Comstock, 1920) | |
Euphilotes mojave, known generally as the Mojave dotted blue or Mojave blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes mojave is 4367.1. [4]
These two subspecies belong to the species Euphilotes mojave:
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