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Lycaenidae
77a0492 – 4254   Tharsalea editha (Mead, 1878)
Distribution Data for Tharsalea editha
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Synonymy:
  • editha (Mead, 1878) (Chrysophanus)
  • edith (Miller & Brown, 1983) (Gaeides) missp.
  • ssp. a. editha (Mead, 1878) (Chrysophanus)
  • vanduzeei (Gunder, 1927) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. editha)
  • ssp. b. pseudonexa (Emmel & Pratt, 1998) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. c. obscuramaculata (Austin, 1989) (Lycaena)
  • nevadensis (Austin, 1984) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. obscuramaculata)
  • ssp. d. vurali (Koçak, 1984) (Lycaena)
  • meadi (Field, 1936) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. vurali)
  • montana (Field, 1936) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. vurali)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tharsalea editha (Mead, 1878) was formerly placed in the genus Lycaena. The name Tharsalea is raise from synonymy of Lycaena in Zhang et al. (2022).
    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.
    • 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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