Euphilotes
Euphilotes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, which consists of a number of species found in western North America. Some of the species are endangered, such as the Smith's blue, Euphilotes enoptes smithi.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain dotted blueEuphilotes allyni – El Segundo blueEuphilotes battoides – Square-spotted blue or buckwheat blueEuphilotes baueri – Bauer's dotted-blueEuphilotes bernardino – Bernardino blue or Bernardino dotted-blueEuphilotes centralis Euphilotes columbiae – Columbian blueEuphilotes ellisi – Ellis dotted-blueEuphilotes enoptes – Dotted blueEuphilotes glaucon – Glaucon blue or summit blueEphilotes heracleoides – Pumice blueEuphilotes mojave – Mojave dotted-blueEuphilotes pallescens – Pale blue, pallid dotted-blue or pallid blueEuphilotes rita – Rita blue or desert buckwheat blueEuphilotes spaldingi – Colorado-Plateau blueFor