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Lycaenidae
77a0483 – 4259   Tharsalea heteronea (Boisduval, 1852)
Distribution Data for Tharsalea heteronea
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Synonymy:
  • heteronea (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4259
  • ssp. a. heteronea (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4259
  • ssp. b. northi (Emmel & Pratt, 1998) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. c. submaculata (Emmel & Pratt, 1998) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. d. clara (Edwards, 1877) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. e. austin (Kemal & Koçak, 2007) (Lycaena)
  • rutila (Austin, 1998) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. austin)
  • ssp. f. rava (Austin, 1998) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. g. klotsi (Field, 1936) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. h. gravenotata (Klots, 1930) (Lycaena)
  • coloradensis (Gunder, 1925) (Heodes) (synonym of ssp. gravenotata)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tharsalea heteronea (Boisduval, 1852) was formerly placed in the genus Lycaena and before that in the genus Chalceria. The name Tharsalea is raise from synonymy of Lycaena in Zhang et al. (2022) and includes as a subgenus Chalceria.
    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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