| Euphydryas editha luestherae | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Euphydryas |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | E. e. luestherae
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| Trinomial name | |
| Euphydryas editha luestherae Murphy and
Ehrlich, 1980
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Euphydryas editha luestherae, or LuEsther's checkerspot, is a butterfly native to the U.S. state of California that is included in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae and the tribe Melitaeini. [1] It is a subspecies of Edith's checkerspot (Euphydryas editha), and it was described in 1980 by Dennis D. Murphy and Paul R. Ehrlich. The common and scientific names honor LuEsther Mertz. [2]
References
- ^ Murphy, Dennis D.; Ehrlich, Paul R (1980). "Two California Checkerspot Butterfly Subspecies: One New, One on the Verge of Extinction". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 34 (3): 316–320. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Murphy DD, Ehrlich PR. (1980). Two California checkerspot butterfly subspecies: one new, one on the verge of extinction. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 34:316–320.