Nymphalidae
77a0928 –
4579 Cissia rubricata
(Edwards, 1871)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Poaceae Xyridaceae. Host genera: Cynodon Stenotaphrum Xyris. Notes: probably grasses (Allen et al 2005). (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: |
rubricata (Edwards, 1871) (Euptychia) - MONA 1983: 4579ssp. a. rubricata (Edwards, 1871) (Euptychia); TL: nr. Waco, McLennan Co., TX.ssp. b. smithorum (Wind, 1946) (Megisto); TL: Marfa-Alpine, TX. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Cissia rubricata (Edwards, 1871), n. comb. (Zacca et al. 2018), was formerly in the genus Megisto. |
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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
- Zacca, T., Casagrande, M. M., Mielke, O. H., Huertas, B., Barbosa, E. P., Freitas, A. V., Magaldi, L. M., Espeland, M., Nakahara, S. & Willmott, K. R., 2018. Systematics of the butterfly genus Cissia Doubleday, 1848 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) using an integrative approach. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny, 76(2): 349-376.
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