''Euphilotes'' is a genus of
butterflies in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterf ...
, which consists of a number of
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
found in western North America. Some of the species are
endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...
, such as the
Smith's blue, ''Euphilotes enoptes smithi''.
Species
Listed alphabetically:
''Euphilotes''
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* ''Euphilotes ancilla
''Euphilotes ancilla'', the Rocky Mountain dotted blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Washington south to California and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan south through the Rockies and high plains to Wyomin ...
'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) – Rocky Mountain dotted blue
* ''Euphilotes battoides
''Euphilotes battoides'', the square-spotted blue or buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from Washington south to Baja California Norte and then west to southern Colorado and N ...
'' (Behr, 1867) – square-spotted blue or buckwheat blue
* '' Euphilotes baueri'' (Shields, 1975) – Bauer's dotted-blue
* '' Euphilotes bernardino'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) – Bernardino blue or Bernardino dotted-blue
* ''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. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Euphilotes centr ...
'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
* ''Euphilotes ellisi
''Euphilotes'' is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, which consists of a number of species found in western North America. Some of the species are endangered, such as the Smith's blue butterfly, Smith's blue, ''Euphilotes enoptes sm ...
'' (Shields, 1975) – Ellis dotted-blue
* ''Euphilotes enoptes
''Euphilotes enoptes'', the dotted blue, is a species of blue (Polyommatinae) butterfly in the family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species ...
'' (Boisduval, 1852) – dotted Blue
* ''Euphilotes glaucon'' (Edwards, 1871) synonym of ''Euphilotes battoides
''Euphilotes battoides'', the square-spotted blue or buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from Washington south to Baja California Norte and then west to southern Colorado and N ...
''
* ''Euphilotes intermedia'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) – intermediate dotted-blue INVALID
* ''Euphilotes mojave
''Euphilotes mojave'', known generally as the Mojave dotted blue or Mojave blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), ...
'' (Watson & Comstock, 1920) – Mojave dotted-blue
* ''Euphilotes pallescens
''Euphilotes pallescens'', the pale blue, pallid blue or pallid dotted blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States in southeastern California, Nevada, southern Utah and northern Arizona.
The wingsp ...
'' (Tilden & Downey, 1955) – pale blue, pallid dotted-blue or pallid blue
* ''Euphilotes rita
''Euphilotes rita'', the rita blue or desert buckwheat blue, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. The species was first described by William Barnes and Jame ...
'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) – Rita blue or desert buckwheat blue
* ''Euphilotes spaldingi
''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. It is found in North America.
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Euphil ...
'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) – Colorado-Plateau blue
See also
*Carbonera Creek
Carbonera Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 15, 2011 watercourse in Santa Cruz County, California, that eventually flows to the San Lorenzo River.
The s ...
*Maritime coast range ponderosa pine forest The maritime coast range ponderosa pine forests are rare temperate forest assemblages associated with a limited range portion of the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. There are only three known small forests of this type, all situated in ...
References
External links
Taxonomy tree for genus ''Euphilotes''''Euphilotes''
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Butterflies of North America
Lycaenidae genera
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