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Papilionidae
77a0377 – 4171   Heraclides ponceana (Schaus, 1911)
Distribution Data for Heraclides ponceana
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Synonymy:
  • aristodemus Esper 1794 (Papilio)
  • cresphontinus Martyn 1797 (Papilio)
  • daphnis Gray [1853] (Papilio)
  • ponceana Schaus 1911 (Papilio); Type locality: "Miami Florida" [Miami-Dade County]
  • driophilus Clench 1979 (Papilio)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Heraclides ponceana (Schaus, 1911), formerly in the genus Papilio, is elevated from subspecies of 4171 Heraclides aristodemus (Esper, 1794) to full species status in Zhang et al. (2020), Tax. Rep. Int. Lepid. Surv. 8(7): 6. "True" aristodemus Esper is extralimital north of Mexico.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Condamine, F.L., R. Allio, E. L. Reboud, J.R. Dupuis, E.F.A. Toussaint, N. Mazet, S-J. Hu, D.S. Lewis, K. Kunte, A.M. Cotton, F.A.H. Sperling, 2023. A comprehensive phylogeny and revised taxonomy illuminate the origin and diversification of the global radiation of Papilio (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 183: 1-22.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America
    • Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1-41.

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