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Nymphalidae 77a0752 – 4459.2   Argynnis irene Boisduval, 1869

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: irene Boisduval, 1869 (Argynnis) ssp. a. irene Boisduval, 1869 (Argynnis) ssp. b. hanseni (Emmel, Emmel & Mattoon, 1998) (Speyeria) ssp. c. cottlei Comstock, 1925 (Argynnis) ssp. d. dodgei Gunder, 1931 (Argynnis) Taxonomic Notes: Argynnis irene Boisduval, 1869, 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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