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Nymphalidae 77a0753 – 4459.3   Argynnis nausicaa Edwards, 1874

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Argynnis nausicaa Edwards, 1874 • Speyeria elko Austin, 1984 • Speyeria greyi Moeck, 1950 • Speyeria viola dos Passos & Grey, 1945 • Speyeria tetonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945 • Speyeria conquista dos Passos & Grey, 1945 • Argynnis chitone Edwards, 1879 • Speyeria wasatchia dos Passos & Grey, 1945 • Speyeria schellbachi Garth, 1949 • Argynnis electa Edwards, 1878 • Argynnis cornelia Edwards, 1892 • Argynnis nikias Ehrmann, 1917 • Speyeria dorothea Moeck, 1947 • Speyeria capitanensis Holland, 1988 • Argynnis nausicaa Edwards, 1874 • Argynnis arizonensis Elwes, 1889 Taxonomic Notes: Argynnis nausicaa Edwards, 1874, formerly a subspecies of 4459.1 Argynnis hesperis (Edwards, 1864), is raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2022).

References

Species Page at the Butterflies of America Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1-41.

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