Euphilotes spaldingi, or Spalding's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

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

The MONA or Hodges number for Euphilotes spaldingi is 4369.1.[5]

Subspecies

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Two subspecies belong to Euphilotes spaldingi:

  • Euphilotes spaldingi pinjuna Scott, 1981 i g
  • Euphilotes spaldingi spaldingi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = BugGuide[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Euphilotes spaldingi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ a b "Euphilotes spaldingi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ a b "Euphilotes spaldingi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ a b "Euphilotes spaldingi Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Euphilotes spaldingi". Retrieved 2018-05-06.

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