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Lycaenidae
77a0488 – 4261   Tharsalea dorcas (Kirby, 1837)
Distribution Data for Tharsalea dorcas
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Synonymy:
  • dorcas Kirby 1837 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4261
  • ssp. a. dorcas Kirby 1837 (Lycaena) - MONA 1983: 4261
  • ssp. a. claytoni Brower 1940 (Lycaena)
  • ssp. b. michuron Scott 2006 (Lycaena)
  • anthelle Doubleday 1847 (Polyommatus)
  • ssp. d. arcticus Ferris 1977 (Epidemia)
  • ssp. e. florus Edwards [1884] (Chrysophanus)
  • ssp. f. megaloceras Ferris 1977 (Epidemia)
  • hulbirti Field 1936 (Lycaena)
  • sternitzkyi Field 1936 (Lycaena)
  • ssp. g. caldera Scott & Kondla 2017 (Lycaena)
  • ssp. h. sangremar Scott 2008 (Lycaena)
  • williamsi Gunder 1927 (Lycaena)
  • 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).
    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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