Euphilotes bernardino

Euphilotes bernardino, the Bernardino blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

Four subspecies belong to Euphilotes bernardino:

• Euphilotes bernardino bernardino (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) ^{i g}
• Euphilotes bernardino inyomontana Pratt & J. Emmel in T. Emmel, 1998 ^{i g}
• Euphilotes bernardino martini (Mattoni, 1954) ⁱ
• Euphilotes bernardino minuta Austin in T. Emmel, 1998 ^{i g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = BugGuide

The El Segundo blue (Euphilotes allyni) was originally thought to be a subspecies, but recent authorities consider it its own species.

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