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
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]

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
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References

  1. "Lycaena gorgon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Lycaena gorgon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Lycaena gorgon". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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