''Euphilotes bernardino'', the Bernardino blue, is a butterfly in the family

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. The species was first described by

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and

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in 1916. It is found in North America.

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, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = BugGuide The

El Segundo blue The El Segundo blue (''Euphilotes battoides allyni'') is a rare subspecies of the square-spotted blue butterfly. It is endemic to a small dune ecosystem in Southern California that used to be a community called Palisades del Rey, close to the ...

(''Euphilotes allyni'') was originally thought to be a subspecies, but recent authorities consider it its own species.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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