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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Blues (Polyommatinae) » Tailed Blues (Cupido) » Western Tailed-Blue - Hodges#4362 (Cupido amyntula)

Species Cupido amyntula - Western Tailed-Blue - Hodges#4362

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · See Also · Internet References
Contrary Blue - Cupido amyntula Western Tailed Blue - Cupido amyntula - female Western Tailed-Blue - Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-Blue, subspecies maritima - Cupido amyntula - male Western Tailed-blue Larva - Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-blue Larva - Cupido amyntula # 26 - Cupido amyntula Tailed-Blue? - Cupido amyntula
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)
Genus Cupido (Tailed Blues)
Species amyntula (Western Tailed-Blue - Hodges#4362)
Hodges Number
4362
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
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
Butterflies of America
species account and Canadian distribution map (Butterflies of Canada, CBIF)
Contributed by tom murray on 21 July, 2005 - 9:49pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robin McLeod, Maury Heiman, Nick Block
Last updated 2 July, 2017 - 7:47am

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