Biology:Lycaena xanthoides

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Lycaena xanthoides
Lycaena xanthoides.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

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

Subspecies

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

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q13486692 entry