Lycaena editha
Species of butterfly
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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]
| Lycaena editha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. editha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena editha (Mead, 1878) | |
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