Euphilotes centralis

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]

"Central blue" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Central Blues.

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

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
  1. "Euphilotes centralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. "Euphilotes centralis Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. "Euphilotes centralis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Euphilotes centralis". Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  6. "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-04-01.

Further reading
  • Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
  • Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 17. ISSN 0066-8036. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  • Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63279-X.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.
  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40. ISSN 0022-4324.
  • Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.


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