Euphilotes bernardino
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Euphilotes
Species:
E. bernardino
Binomial name
Euphilotes bernardino
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)

Euphilotes bernardino, the Bernardino blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]

Subspecies

Four subspecies belong to Euphilotes bernardino:

  • Euphilotes bernardino bernardino (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) i g
  • Euphilotes bernardino inyomontana Pratt & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 i g
  • Euphilotes bernardino martini (Mattoni, 1954) i
  • Euphilotes bernardino minuta Austin in T. Emmel, 1998 i g

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

The El Segundo blue (Euphilotes allyni) was originally thought to be a subspecies, but recent authorities consider it its own species.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Euphilotes bernardino Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Euphilotes bernardino species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Euphilotes bernardino". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Euphilotes bernardino Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. ↑ Davenport, K. 2018. Lepidoptera of North America 15. Butterflies of southern California in 2018: updating Emmel and Emmel's 1973 Butterflies of southern California. Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 175 pp.
  6. ↑ Rubinoff, D., T. Longcore, J.R. Dupuis, and K.H. Osborne. 2021. Genomic data support the elevation of the federally listed El Segundo Blue (Euphilotes bernardino/battoides allyni) to species status. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 75(2): 161-164.

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