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Nymphalidae 77a0899 – 4480.1   Phyciodes jalapeno Scott, 1998

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: jalapeno Scott, 1998 (Phyciodes)   Type locality: Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ. thornei Gunder, 1934 (Phyciodes) Taxonomic Notes: Phyciodes jalapeno Scott, 1998, described as a subspecies of 4480 Phyciodes phaon (Edwards, 1864), is raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2022).

References

Scott, J.A., 1998. Phyciodes (Phyciodes): new discoveries, new subspecies, and convergence. Papilio (New Series), 10: 1-42. Species Page at the Butterflies of America Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, L. Song, R.J. Gott, P. Boyer, C.S. Guppy, S. Kohler, G. Lamas, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Taxonomic discoveries enabled by genomic analysis of butterflies. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(7): 1-60.

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