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Nymphalidae 77a0842 – 4516   Euphydryas phaeton (Drury, 1773)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: phaeton Drury 1773 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4516 ssp. a. phaeton Drury 1773 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4516 borealis Chermock & Chermock 1940 (Euphydryas) magnifica Clark 1927 (Melitaea) phaetaena Hübner [1819] (Melitaea) phaethusa Hulst 1881 (Melitaea) schausi Clark 1927 (Melitaea) streckeri Ellsworth 1902 (Melitaea) superba Strecker 1878 (Melitaea) ssp. b. ozarkae Masters 1968 (Euphydryas)

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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