Lycaena editha obscuramaculata

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: Lycaeninae
Genus: Lycaena
Species: Lycaena editha
Subspecies: Lycaena editha obscuramaculata

Name

Lycaena editha obscuramaculata G.T. Austin, 1989

Type locality: USA, Nevada, Elko County, Jarbidge Mountains, Jarbidge Canyon between Pine Creek and Gorge Gulch, 6600'

Holotype: NSM. male ♂. 30.VII.1981. leg. G.T. Austin.

Synonyms

• Lycaena editha nevadenisis G.T. Austin, 1984 (preoccupied by Lycaena nevadensis Oberthür, 1896)
• Lycaena editha obscuramaculata G.T. Austin, 1989 (replacement name for Lycaena editha nevadensis G.T. Austin, 1984

Photos

• Butterflies of America [1].

References

• Austin, G.T., 1984: A new subspecies of Lycaena editha (Mead) (Lycaenidae) from Nevada. Journal on Research on the Lepidoptera 23 (1): 83–88. Full article: [2].