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Nymphalidae 77a0841 – 4520   Euphydryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: editha (Boisduval, 1852) (Melitaea) - MONA 1983: 4520 ssp. a. taylori (Edwards, 1888) (Melitaea)  barnesi Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas)  victoriae Gunder, 1926 (Euphydryas) ssp. b. editha (Boisduval, 1852) (Melitaea) - MONA 1983: 4520  bayensis Sternitzky, 1937 (Euphydryas)  sternitzkyi Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) ssp. c. insularis Emmel & Emmel, 1974 (Euphydryas) ssp. d. quino (Behr, 1863) (Melitaea)  augusta (Edwards, 1890) (Melitaea)  fieldi Gunder, 1924 (Euphydryas)  rubyae Hower, 1935 (Euphydryas)  thornei Gunder, 1934 (Euphydryas)  wrighti Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) ssp. e. augustina (Wright, 1905) (Melitaea) ssp. f. ehrlichi Baughman & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas) ssp. g. nubigena (Behr, 1863) (Melitaea)  boharti Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas)  tiogaensis Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) ssp. h. tahoensis Austin & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas) ssp. i. aurilacus Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas)  albiradiata Gunder, 1926 (Euphydryas)  foxi Gunder, 1924 (Euphydryas) ssp. j. lawrencei Gunder, 1931 (Euphydryas)  diamondensis Gunder, 1931 (Euphydryas)  remingtoni Burdick, 1959 (Euphydryas)  thielsenensis Gunder, 1931 (Euphydryas) ssp. k. colonia (Wright, 1905) (Melitaea) ssp. l. rubicunda (Edwards, 1881) (Melitaea)  cottlei Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas)  baroni (Edwards, 1879) (Melitaea)  baroni (Edwards, 1881) (Melitaea)  dunni; Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) orig. missp.  gunni Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) emend. ssp. n. karinae Baughman & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas) ssp. o. luestherae Murphy & Ehrlich, 1980 (Euphydryas)  mirabilis (Wright, 1905) (Melitaea) ssp. p. monoensis Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas)  fridayi Gunder, 1931 (Euphydryas)  rubrosuffusa Comstock, 1926 (Euphydryas) ssp. q. edithana (Strand, 1915) (Lemonias) ssp. r. bingi Baughman & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas)  bingorum Lamas, 1999 (Euphydryas) ssp. s. mattooni Austin & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas)  mattoonorum Lamas, 1999 (Euphydryas) ssp. t. owyheensis Austin & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas) ssp. u. lehmani Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas)  caverna Gunder, 1934 (Euphydryas)  koreti Murphy & Ehrlich, 1984 (Euphydryas) ssp. v. gunnisonensis Brown, [1971] (Euphydryas) ssp. w. alebarki Ferris, [1971] (Euphydryas) ssp. x. montanus McDunnough, 1928 (Euphydryas) ssp. y. hutchinsi McDunnough, 1928 (Euphydryas) ssp. z. beani (Skinner, 1897) (Melitaea)  blackmorei Gunder, 1926 (Euphydryas)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

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