Lycaena editha

Lycaena editha
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Lycaena
Species:	L. editha
Binomial name
Lycaena editha (Mead, 1878)

Lycaena editha, known generally as the Edith's copper or great gray copper, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena editha is 4254.[5]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Lycaena editha:

• Lycaena editha editha (Mead, 1878)
• Lycaena editha montana Field, 1936
• Lycaena editha obscuramaculata Austin, 1989
• Lycaena editha pseudonexa J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
• Lycaena editha vanduzeei Gunder, 1927
• Lycaena editha vurali Koçak, 1984

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
2. "Lycaena editha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Lycaena editha". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "Lycaena editha species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
5. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena editha". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• 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.

External links

• Media related to Lycaena editha at Wikimedia Commons