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Nymphalidae 77a0708 – 4615   Danaus gilippus (Cramer, [1775])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: gilippus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) extralim. - MONA 1983: 4615 ssp. a berenice (Cramer, [1779]) (Papilio) ssp. b thersippus (Bates, 1863) (Danais)  esperanza (Hoffmann, 1924) (Danais)  gilippina (Hoffmann, 1940) (Anosia)  kerri (Comstock, 1925) (Danais)  strigosus (Bates, 1864) (Danais) ssp. c cleothera (Godart, [1819]) (Danais) (excl.) ssp. d jamaicensis Bates, 1864 (Danaus) (excl.)

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

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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