Lycaena editha obscuramaculata

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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  • 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

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  • Butterflies of America [1].

References

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  • 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].