Biology:Euphydryas editha luestherae
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Short description: Subspecies of butterfly
Euphydryas editha luestherae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Euphydryas |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | E. e. luestherae
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Trinomial name | |
Euphydryas editha luestherae Murphy and Ehrlich, 1980
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Euphydryas editha luestherae, or LuEsther's checkerspot, is a butterfly native to the U.S. state of California that is included in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae and the tribe Melitaeini.[1] It is a subspecies of Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha), and it was described in 1980 by Dennis D. Murphy and Paul R. Ehrlich. The common and scientific names honor LuEsther Mertz.[2]
References
- ↑ Murphy, Dennis D.; Ehrlich, Paul R (1980). "Two California Checkerspot Butterfly Subspecies: One New, One on the Verge of Extinction". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34 (3): 316–320. http://biostor.org/reference/116428.text. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Murphy DD, Ehrlich PR. (1980). Two California checkerspot butterfly subspecies: one new, one on the verge of extinction. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34:316–320.
Wikidata ☰ Q18148110 entry
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