Pseudocopaeodes eunus

Species of butterfly

Pseudocopaeodes eunus

Conservation status

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Hesperiidae

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Pseudocopaeodes

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P. eunus

Binomial name
Pseudocopaeodes eunus

(Edwards, 1881)

Synonyms

* Copaeodes eunus Edwards, 1881
* Copaeodes wrightii Edwards, 1882
* Copaeodes chromis Skinner, 1919

Pseudocopaeodes eunus is a rare species of butterfly known by the common name alkali skipper. It is native to northern California and Nevada in the United States,[1] and Baja California in Mexico.[2] There are five subspecies.[3] One, P. e. obscurus, the Carson wandering skipper, is treated as a federally listed endangered species of the United States. As of 2007 there are four known populations.[4]

This butterfly is brownish to yellowish orange on the upper side and yellowish below. It is 2.5 to 3.2 centimeters in length.[2]

This species occurs on alkali flats. The caterpillar of the species feeds on saltgrass (Distichlis spicata var. stricta). There is little other information about the biology of the species.[1]

## Subspecies

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* Pseudocopaeodes eunus eunus
* Pseudocopaeodes eunus alinea Scott, 1981
* Pseudocopaeodes eunus chromis (Skinner, 1919) (Mexico)
* Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus Austin & Emmel, 1998 (eastern California, Nevada)
* Pseudocopaeodes eunus flavus Austin & Emmel, 1998 (Nevada)

## References

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1. ^ a b Pseudocopaeodes eunus. The Nature Conservancy.
2. ^ a b Pseudocopaeodes eunus. Butterflies and Moths of North America.
3. ^ USFWS. Determination of endangered status for the Carson Wandering Skipper. Federal Register August 7, 2002.
4. ^ USFWS. Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus Recovery Plan. September 2007.

## External links

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* P. eunus photos

Taxon identifiers

Pseudocopaeodes eunus|

* Wikidata: Q7254694
* Wikispecies: Pseudocopaeodes eunus
* BAMONA: Pseudocopaeodes-eunus
* BioLib: 703212
* BOLD: 215372
* BugGuide: 158017
* CoL: 6WF8C
* EoL: 241653
* GBIF: 1950192
* iNaturalist: 229107
* Insecta.pro: 44233
* IRMNG: 10282352
* ITIS: 706660
* LepIndex: 187176
* MONA: 4016
* NatureServe: 2.115799
* NCBI: 509465
* Observation.org: 207424
* Open Tree of Life: 665421

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