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Euphydryas editha luestherae

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Euphydryas editha luestherae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Euphydryas
Species:
Subspecies:
E. e. luestherae
Trinomial name
Euphydryas editha luestherae
Murphy and Ehrlich, 1980

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.