Lycaenidae
77a0483 –
4259 Tharsalea heteronea
(Boisduval, 1852)
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| Synonymy: |
heteronea (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4259ssp. a. heteronea (Boisduval, 1852) (Lycaena)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)ssp. f. rava (Austin, 1998) (Lycaena)ssp. g. klotsi (Field, 1936) (Lycaena)ssp. h. gravenotata (Klots, 1930) (Lycaena) coloradensis (Gunder, 1925) (Heodes) |
| 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. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- 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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