Biology:Euphilotes centralis

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Euphilotes centralis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euphilotes
Species:
E. centralis
Binomial name
Euphilotes centralis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)

Euphilotes centralis, the central blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes centralis is 4366.2.[4]

Subspecies

Two subspecies belong to Euphilotes centralis:

  • Euphilotes centralis centralis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) i
  • Euphilotes centralis hadrochilus Pratt & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 i

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = BugGuide[2]

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15799023 entry