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Nymphalidae 77a0821 – 4423   Polygonia faunus (Edwards, 1862)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: faunus (Edwards, 1862) (Grapta) - MONA 1983: 4423 ssp. a. smythi Clark, 1937 (Polygonia) ssp. b. faunus (Edwards, 1862) (Grapta) - MONA 1983: 4423  virescens Scudder, 1875 (Polygonia) (synonym of ssp. faunus) ssp. c. arcticus Leussler, 1935 (Polygonia)  cenveray Scott & Kondla, 2006 (Polygonia) (synonym of ssp. arcticus) ssp. d. rusticus (Edwards, 1874) (Grapta)  silvius (Edwards, 1874) (Grapta) (synonym of ssp. rusticus)  silvius Scott, 1984 (Polygonia) (synonym of ssp. hylas) ssp. e. fulvescens Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998 (Polygonia) ssp. f. hylas (Edwards, 1872) (Grapta)  orpheus Cross, 1936 (Polygonia) (synonym of ssp. hylas)

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 E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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