Genus
Euphilotes (American dotted blues)
Euphilotes enoptes. Photo: (c) Liam O’Brien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Euphilotes is a genus of butterflies in the Lycaenidae family, 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.