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Nymphalidae
77a0717 – 4413   Dione incarnata Riley, 1926
Distribution Data for Dione incarnata
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Synonymy:
  • incarnata Riley, 1926 (Dione)
  • vanillae of authors; (not Linnaeus, 1758) (Papilio) misappl.
  • ssp. a. nigrior (Michener, 1942) (Agraulis)
  • ssp. b. incarnata Riley, 1926 (Dione)
      Type locality: “near Durango City, Mexico” [Durango].
  • comstocki Gunder, 1925 (Dione) (synonym of ssp. incarnata)
  • fumosus Gunder, 1927 (Dione) (synonym of ssp. incarnata)
  • hewlettae Gunder, 1930 (Dione) (synonym of ssp. incarnata)
  • margineapertus Gunder, 1928 (Dione) (synonym of ssp. incarnata)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Dione incarnata (Riley, 1926), n. status, previously treated as a synonym of [4413] Agraulis vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758), is raised to full species status with nigrior Michener as a subspecies in Zhang et al. (2020). "True" vanillae is now treated as extralimital north of Mexico.

    The genus name Agraulis is treated as a subgenus of Dione in Zhang et al. (2019). However, Núñez, et al. (2022) treats Agraulis as a full genus.
    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.
    • Núñez, R., K.R. Willmott, Y. Álvarez, J.A. Genaro, A.R. Pérez-Asso, M. Quejereta, T. Turner, J.Y. Miller, C. Brévignon, G. Lamas, A. Hausmann, 2022. Integrative taxonomy clarifies species limits in the hitherto monotypic passion-vine butterfly genera Agraulis and Dryas (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae). Systematic Entomology, 47(1): 152-178.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America
    • Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P. Opler & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(2): 1-12.
    • 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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