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Nymphalidae
77a0747 – 4458   Argynnis egleis Behr, 1862
Distribution Data for Argynnis egleis
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Synonymy:
  • egleis Behr, 1862 (Argynnis) - MONA 1983: 4458
  • egleis Boisduval, 1869 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. a. tehachapina Comstock, 1920 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. b. egleis Behr, 1862 (Argynnis) - MONA 1983: 4458
  • astarte Edwards, 1864 (Argynnis) (synonym of ssp. egleis)
  • boharti Gunder, 1930 (Argynnis) (synonym of ssp. egleis)
  • mammothi Gunder, 1924 (Argynnis) (synonym of ssp. egleis)
  • montivaga Behr, 1863 (Argynnis) (synonym of ssp. egleis)
  • ssp. c. oweni Edwards, 1892 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. d. mattooni (Emmel & Emmel, 1998) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. e. yolaboli (Emmel & Emmel, 1998) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. f. moecki (Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. g. toiyabe (Howe, 1975) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. h. reidi (Austin, 1998) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. i. linda dos Passos & Grey, 1942 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. j. utahensis Skinner, 1919 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. k. secreta (dos Passos & Grey, 1945) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. l. macdunnoughi Gunder, 1932 (Argynnis)
  • ssp. m. morrellensis (Kohler, 2020) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. n. kutoyisiks (Kohler, 2020) (Speyeria)
  • ssp. o. albrighti Gunder, 1932 (Argynnis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Argynnis egleis (Behr, 1862) was formerly placed in the genus Speyeria, a name treated as a subgenus in Zhang et al. (2020) following the suggested treatment if Simonsen et al. (2006).
    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.
    • Simonsen, T., N. Wahlberg, A.V.Z. Brower, R. de Jong, 2006. Morphology, molecules and fritillaries: approaching a stable phylogeny for Argynnini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity, 37(4): 405-418.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • 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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