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Lycaenidae 77a0615 – 4367.1   Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Comstock, 1920)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: mojave (Watson & Comstock, 1920) (Philotes) ssp. a. mojave (Watson & Comstock, 1920) (Philotes) ssp. b. virginensis Austin, 1998 (Euphilotes) Taxonomic Notes: Euphilotes mojave (Watson & Comstock, 1920), formerly a subspecies of 4367 Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852), is treated as a full species in Mattoni (1989), J. Res. Lepid. 27(3/4): 174-175, and Pratt & Emmel (1998), Syst. W. N. Am. Butterflies (16): 213.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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