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Species Cupido amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

Genus Cupido

Species amyntula (Western Tailed-Blue)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Everes amyntula - see genus page for discussion and links

Numbers

one of 2 species in this genus in North America listed at All-Leps

4 subspecies listed at All-Leps: albrighti, amyntula, herrii, valeriae

Range

western United States and Canada, north to Yukon and Alaska

See Also

Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido comyntas) has more numerous wing markings and is darker beneath

Internet References

species account and US distribution map (nearctica.com)

species account and Canadian distribution map (Butterflies of Canada, CBIF)

Contributed by tom murray on 21 July, 2005 - 9:49pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Nick Block
Last updated 28 April, 2009 - 10:53am

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