Species: Euphilotes ancilla
Rocky Mountain Dotted Blue
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mandibulata
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Euphilotes
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
bleu tacheté des Rocheuses
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Invertebrates - Insects - Butterflies and Moths - Butterflies and Skippers
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Mandibulata - Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae - Euphilotes
Ecology and Life History
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1998-09-30
Global Status Last Changed
1998-09-30
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Washington south to California and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan south through rockies and high plains to Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and northwestern New Mexico (Opler et al 2010). <br>