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Nymphalidae 77a0825 – 4437   Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: atalanta Linnaeus 1758 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4437 ssp. a. atalanta Linnaeus 1758 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4437 amiralis Retzius 1783 (Papilio) ssp. a. rubria Fruhstorfer 1909 (Pyrameis) edwardsi Grinnell 1918 (Vanessa)

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

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