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.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. editha
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| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena editha (Mead, 1878)
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The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena editha is 4254.[4]
Subspecies edit
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 edit
- ^ "Lycaena editha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lycaena editha". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Lycaena editha species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena editha". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading edit
- 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 edit
Media related to Lycaena editha at Wikimedia Commons
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