NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Plebejus (Lycaeides)
  Genus - Plebejus
  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 - Plebejus melissa samuelis
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa melissa
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa pseudosamuelis
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa annetta
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa alateres
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa inyoensis
      Subspecies - Plebejus melissa paradoxa