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Lycaenidae
77a0486 – 4264   Tharsalea mariposa (Reakirt, 1866)
Distribution Data for Tharsalea mariposa
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Synonymy:
  • mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) (Polyommatus) - MONA 1983: 4264
  • ssp. a. mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) (Polyommatus) - MONA 1983: 4264
  • zeroe (Boisduval, 1869) (Polyommatus) (synonym of ssp. mariposa)
  • ssp. b. ximena (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. c. marya (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. d. cascadia (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. e. thea (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. f. penroseae (Field, 1938) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. g. sperlingi (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. h. iridescens (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. i. charlottensis (Holland, 1930) (Chrysophanus)
  • ssp. j. junia (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. k. candia (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • ssp. l. makah (Pyle & Hammond, 2018) (Lycaena)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Tharsalea mariposa (Reakirt, 1866) 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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