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Nymphalidae
77a0738 – 4452   Argynnis idalia (Drury, 1773)
Distribution Data for Argynnis idalia
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Synonymy:
  • idalia Drury 1773 (Nymphalis) - MONA 1983: 4452
  • ssp. a. idalia Drury 1773 (Nymphalis) - MONA 1983: 4452
  • ashtaroth Fisher [1860] (Argynnis)
  • astarte Fisher [1859] (Argynnis)
  • dolli Gunder 1927 (Argynnis)
  • infumata Oberthür 1912 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. b. occidentalis Williams 2002 (Speyeria)
  • pallida Eisner 1942 (Argynnis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Argynnis idalia (Drury, 1773) was formerly placed in the genus Speyeria, a name treated as a subgenus in Zhang et al. (2020) following the suggested treatment if Simonsen et al. (2006).
    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.
    • Simonsen, T., N. Wahlberg, A.V.Z. Brower, R. de Jong, 2006. Morphology, molecules and fritillaries: approaching a stable phylogeny for Argynnini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity, 37(4): 405-418.
    • 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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