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Nymphalidae 77a0787 – 4539   Biblis aganisa Boisduval, 1836

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Papilio Nymphalis hyperia Cramer, 1779 • Papilio Nymphalis biblis Fabricius, 1775 • Biblis thadana Godart, [1819] • Biblis aganisa Boisduval, 1836 • Didonis pasira Doubleday, [1848] • Papilio quautemotzin Arias, 1968 • Miahuaxochitl ququhtemotzin Arias, 1968 Taxonomic Notes: Biblis aganisa Boisduval, 1836, formerly a subspecies of [4539] Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779), is raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2021). "True" hyperia is extralimital north of Mexico.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Species Page at BugGuide.Net 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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