NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Euphilotes
  Tribe - Polyommatini
  Subfamily - Polyommatinae
  Family - Lycaenidae
  Superfamily - Papilionoidea
  Order - Lepidoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla ancilla
      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla giulianii
      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla gilvatunica
      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla shieldsi
      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla purpura
      Subspecies - Euphilotes ancilla pseudointermedia