Philotiella speciosa

Philotiella speciosa, the small blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae.[1][2]

Philotiella speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Philotiella
Species:
P. speciosa
Binomial name
Philotiella speciosa
(Hy. Edwards, 1877)

The MONA or Hodges number for Philotiella speciosa is 4370.[3]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Philotiella speciosa:

  • Philotiella speciosa bohartorum (Tilden, 1969)
  • Philotiella speciosa purisima Priestaf & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 (lompoc blue)
  • Philotiella speciosa septentrionalis Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
  • Philotiella speciosa speciosa (Hy. Edwards, 1877)

References

  1. "Philotiella speciosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Philotiella speciosa". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading


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