Euphilotes rita mattoni

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: Euphilotes rita mattoni

Name

Euphilotes rita mattoni (Shields, 1975)

Type locality: USA, Nevada, Elko Co., ridge 4 air mi. W. of Charleston Reservoir, 6600', SW corner of T43N, R57E, SW of Jarbidge Mts.

Holotype: AME. male ♂. 24.VII.1969. J.F. Emmel & O. Shields.

Synonymy

• Shijimiaeoides rita mattoni Shields, 1975 (original combination)

References

Primary references

• Shields, O. 1975. Studies on North American Philotes (Lycaenidae). IV. Taxonomic and biological notes, and new subspecies. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 28: 1-36. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

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.