Lycaenidae
77a0488 –
4261 Tharsalea dorcas
(Kirby, 1837)
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| Synonymy: |
dorcas (Kirby, 1837) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4261ssp. a. claytoni (Brower, 1940) (Lycaena)ssp. b. michuron (Scott, 2006) (Lycaena) sternitzkyi (Field, 1936) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. megaloceras) ssp. c. dorcas (Kirby, 1837) (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4261 anthelle (Doubleday, 1847) (Polyommatus) (synonym of ssp. dorcas) ssp. d. arcticus (Ferris, 1977) (Epidemia)ssp. e. florus (Edwards, [1884]) (Chrysophanus)ssp. f. megaloceras (Ferris, 1977) (Epidemia) hulbirti (Field, 1936) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. megaloceras) ssp. g. caldera (Scott & Kondla, 2017) (Lycaena)ssp. h. sangremar (Scott, 2008) (Lycaena) williamsi (Gunder, 1927) (Lycaena) (synonym of ssp. sangremar) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Tharsalea dorcas (Kirby, 1837) was formerly placed in the genus Lycaena. The name Tharsalea is raise from synonymy of Lycaena in Zhang et al. (2022). |
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| 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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