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Lycaenidae
77a0613 – 4367.4   Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Distribution Data for Euphilotes ancilla
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Synonymy:
  • ancilla Barnes & McDunnough 1918 (Philotes)
  • ssp. a. ancilla Barnes & McDunnough 1918 (Philotes)
  • ssp. a. barnesi Opler & Fisher 2009 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. c. giulianii Pratt & Emmel 1998 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. d. gilvatunica Austin 1998 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. e. shieldsi Austin 1998 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. f. purpura Austin 1998 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. g. cryptica Austin & Boyd 2008 (Euphilotes)
  • ssp. h. pseudointermedia Pratt & Emmel 1998 (Euphilotes)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Euphilotes ancilla (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918), formerly a subspecies of 4367 Euphilotes enoptes (Boisduval, 1852), is treated as a full species in Pratt & Emmel (1998), Syst. W. N. Am. Butterflies (16): 213-215, and Warren (2005), Butterflies Ore.: 184-185.
    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.
    • Kohler, S. & A.D. Warren, 2021. Review of Montana Euphilotes Mattoni, [1978], with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 9(4): 1-79.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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