Lycaena gorgon
Lycaena gorgon, known generally as the gorgon copper or stream water-crowfoot, is a species of copper in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Lycaena gorgon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Lycaena |
| Species: | L. gorgon |
| Binomial name | |
| Lycaena gorgon (Boisduval, 1852) | |
The MONA or Hodges number for Lycaena gorgon is 4255.[4]
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Gorgon copper, Lycaena gorgon
Subspecies
These four subspecies belong to the species Lycaena gorgon:
- Lycaena gorgon dorothea J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
- Lycaena gorgon gorgon (Boisduval, 1852)
- Lycaena gorgon jacquelineae J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
- Lycaena gorgon micropunctata J. Emmel & Pratt in T. Emmel, 1998
References
- "Lycaena gorgon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Lycaena gorgon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Lycaena gorgon species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena gorgon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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.
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