NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Apodemia
  Tribe - Emesiini
  Subfamily - Riodininae
  Family - Riodinidae
  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 - Apodemia virgulti peninsularis
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti virgulti
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti arenaria
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti nigrescens
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti pratti
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti dialeucoides
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti mojavelimbus
      Subspecies - Apodemia virgulti davenporti