Philotiella speciosa
| Philotiella speciosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Philotiella |
| Species: | P. speciosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Philotiella speciosa (Hy. Edwards, 1877)
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Philotiella speciosa, the small blue, is a species of blue in the butterfly family Lycaenidae.[1][2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Philotiella speciosa is 4370.[3]
Subspecies
[edit]These four subspecies belong to the species Philotiella speciosa:
- Philotiella speciosa bohartorum (Tilden, 1969)
- Philotiella speciosa purisima Priestaf & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 (lompoc blue)
- Philotiella speciosa septentrionalis Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
- Philotiella speciosa speciosa (Hy. Edwards, 1877)
References
[edit]- ^ "Philotiella speciosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Philotiella speciosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Philotiella speciosa". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
[edit]- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.