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Nymphalidae
77a0708 – 4615   Danaus gilippus (Cramer, 1775)
Distribution Data for Danaus gilippus
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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • manuja (Eschscholtz, 1821) (Idea)
  • vincedoxici (Hübner, 1816) (Anosia)
  • vincetoxici (Fabricius, 1938) (Euploea)
  • vincetoxici (Hübner, [1816]) (Limnas)
  • gilippus (Cramer, 1775) (Papilio) extralim. - MONA 1983: 4615
  • gilippus (Cramer, 1775) (Papilio) extralim. - MONA 1983: 4615
  • ssp. a. berenice (Cramer, 1779) (Papilio)
  • ssp. b. thersippus (Bates, 1863) (Danais)
  • esperanza (Hoffmann, 1924) (Danais) (synonym of ssp. thersippus)
  • gilippina (Hoffmann, 1940) (Anosia) (synonym of ssp. thersippus)
  • kerri (Comstock, 1925) (Danais) (synonym of ssp. thersippus)
  • strigosus (Bates, 1864) (Danais) (synonym of ssp. thersippus)
  • ssp. c. cleothera (Godart, [1819]) (Danais) (excl.)
  • ssp. d. jamaicensis Bates, 1864 (Danaus) (excl.)
  • 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 the Butterflies of America
    Danaus gilippus
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