Euphilotes rita

Euphilotes rita

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Polyommatini
Genus: Euphilotes
Species: Euphilotes rita
Subspecies: E. r. coloradensis – E. r. emmeli – E. r. mattoni – E. r. montanensis – E. r. rita

Name

Euphilotes rita (W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)

Synonyms

• Lycaena rita W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
• Shijimiaeoides rita W. Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

References

Additional references

• Kohler, S. & Warren, A.D. 2021. Review of Montana Euphilotes Mattoni, [1978], with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae). The Taxonomic Report 9(4): 1-79. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 
• Shields, O., 1975: Studies on the North American Philotes (Lycaenidae). IV. Taxonomic and biological notes, and new subspecies. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 28: 1–36. [1]