Nymphalidae
77a0875 –
4511 Microtia dymas
(Edwards, 1877)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Acanthaceae. Host genera: Anisacanthus Justicia[=Siphonoglossa][=Beloperone] Tetramerium. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
dymas (Edwards, 1877) (Melitaea) - MONA 1983: 4511ssp. a. dymas (Edwards, 1877) (Melitaea) larunda (Strecker, [1878]) (Melitaea) senrabii (Barnes, 1900) (Melitaea)ssp. b. chara (Edwards, [1884]) (Melitaea) - MONA 1983: [4512]ssp. c. imperialis Bauer, 1959 (Microtia) jacintoi (Gunder, 1924) (Melitaea) nitela (Comstock, 1926) (Melitaea) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Microtia dymas (Edwards, 1877), n. comb. (Zhang et al. 2021), was formerly in the the genus Texola. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2021. Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 9(3): 1-55.
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