Moth Photographers Group – Limenitis archippus

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Nymphalidae

77a0758 – 4523 Limenitis archippus (Cramer, [1775])

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Distribution Data for Limenitis archippus

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Synonymy:

archippus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4523

ssp. a. floridensis Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis)

eros Edwards, 1880 (Limenitis)

halli (Watson & Comstock, 1920) (Basilarchia)

nig Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis)

nigricans Strecker, 1900 (Limenitis)

ssp. b. watsoni (dos Passos, 1938) (Basilarchia)

ssp. c. archippus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio)

advena Ellsworth, 1918 (Limenitis)

arthechippus (Scudder, 1888) (Basilarchia)

cayuga (Nakahara, 1923) (Basilarchia)

disippe (Godart, [1824]) (Nymphalis)

dissipus (Boisduval & Le Conte, 1834) (Nymphalis) emend.; TL: (no type).

lanthanis (Cook & Watson, 1909) (Basilarchia)

nivosus (Gunder, 1929) (Basilarchia)

pseudodorippus Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis)

rubidus Strecker, 1878 (Limenitis)

rubrofasechippus (Gunder, 1934) (Basilarchia)

weidechippus (Cross, 1936) (Basilarchia)

ssp. d. idaho Austin, 1998 (Limenitis)

ssp. e. lahontani Herlan, 1971 (Limenitis)

ssp. f. obsoleta Edwards, 1882 (Limenitis)

hulstii Edwards, 1882 (Limenitis)

ssp. g. hoffmanni Chermock, 1947 (Limenitis)

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

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