Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
includes
Everes, treated as a subgenus of
Cupido by Opler & Warren, All-Leps, and others (see discussion in
Taxonomy Forum and References below)
Numbers
2 species in North America listed at
All-Leps
16 additional species in the Old World listed under
Cupido and
Everes at FUNET
Range
most of United States and southern Canada, with the Western Tailed Blue (C. amyntula) extending in the northwest to Yukon and Alaska
Print References
Gorbunov, P.Y. 2001. The Butterflies of Russia: Classification, Genitalia, Keys for Identification (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea). Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, "Thesis", Ekaterinburg, Russia. 320 pp.
Karsholt, O. and J. Razowski. 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distributional Checklist. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Germany. 380 pp.
Internet References
species accounts and US distribution maps of
amyntula and
comyntas [listed under
Everes] (nearctica.com)
species accounts and Canadian distribution maps of
comyntas and
amyntula [listed under
Everes] (Butterflies of Canada, CBIF)
taxonomy; PDF doc (Paul Opler [Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC] and Andrew Warren [Oregon State U.], courtesy U. of Alberta)
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by
Robin McLeodLast updated 21 February, 2007 - 10:03pm
