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Nymphalidae 77a0758 – 4523   Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1775)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: archippus (Cramer, 1775) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4523 ssp. a. floridensis Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis)  eros Edwards, 1880 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. floridensis)  halli (Watson & Comstock, 1920) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. floridensis)  nig Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. floridensis)  nigricans Strecker, 1900 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. floridensis) ssp. b. watsoni (dos Passos, 1938) (Basilarchia) ssp. c. archippus (Cramer, 1775) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4523  advena Ellsworth, 1918 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  arthechippus (Scudder, 1888) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  cayuga (Nakahara, 1923) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  disippe (Godart, [1824]) (Nymphalis) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  dissipus (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1834) (Nymphalis) emend. (synonym of ssp. archippus)  lanthanis (Cook & Watson, 1909) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  nivosus (Gunder, 1929) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  pseudodorippus Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  rubidus Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  rubrofasechippus (Gunder, 1934) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus)  weidechippus (Cross, 1936) (Basilarchia) (synonym of ssp. archippus) ssp. d. idaho Austin, 1998 (Limenitis) ssp. e. lahontani Herlan, 1971 (Limenitis) ssp. f. obsoleta Edwards, 1882 (Limenitis)  hulstii Edwards, 1882 (Limenitis) (synonym of ssp. obsoleta) ssp. g. hoffmanni Chermock, 1947 (Limenitis)

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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