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Papilionidae 77a0378 – 4173   Heraclides pallas (Gray, [1853])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: pallas Gray [1853] (Papilio) ssp. a. pallas Gray [1853] (Papilio) astyalus of authors not Godart 1819 (Papilio) hozaus Ehrmann 1921 (Papilio) ssp. b. bajaensis Brown & Faulkner 1992 (Papilio) occidentalis Brown & Faulkner 1984 (Papilio) Taxonomic Notes: Heraclides pallas (Gray, [1853]), formerly a subspecies of 4173 Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819 (extralimital to north of Mexico), is elevated back to full species status, Shiraiwaet al., (2014), ZooKeys, 468: 121.

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. Shiraiwa, K., Q. Cong & N.V. Grishin, 2014. A new Heraclides swallowtail (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) from North America is recognized by the pattern on its neck. ZooKeys, 468: 85-135. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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