Euphydryas anicia hermosa (W. G. Wright, 1905)
(Anicia Checkerspot)

Type Specimens
photo collection:

Pinned Specimens
photo collection Page 1:

Pinned Specimens
photo collection Page 2:

Live Adults photo collection
Page 1:

Live Adults photo collection
Page 2:

Immatures
photo collection:

Distribution and Larval Foodplants:
 

Synonymy

(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham)

  Subgenus Euphydryas Scudder, 1872

=    Occidryas Higgins, 1978

Entomol. Gaz. 29(3): 112, figs. 6-12. Type-species: Melitaea anicia E. Doubleday, 1847, in: Gen. diurn. Lepid. (1)(12): pl. 23, fig. 2; (21): 179, no. 6, by original designation.

Euphydryas anicia (E. Doubleday, [1847])

In: Gen. diurn. Lepid. (1)(12): pl. 23, fig. 2 ♂ D; 1(21): 179, no. 6 (1848).

Original Combination: Melitaea Anicia

Type Locality: “Rocky Mountains, N. America”; defined as “Rock Lake, Alberta (53^o 27'N, 118^o 16'W)”, by J. Shepard (1984), Quaest. Entomol. 20(1): 40-41.

Types: Lectotype (#45-136) in BMNH, designated by J. Shepard (1984), Quaest. Entomol. 20(1): 40-41; figured by Gunder (1929), Pan-Pac. Entomol. 6(1): pl. 5 ♂ D&V.

=    ‡”mayi” Gunder, 1932

Pan-Pac. Entomol. 8(3): 126-127.

Original Combination: Euphydryas anicia tr. f. mayi

Type Locality: “Banff, Alberta, Canada”

Types: Holotype in AMNH.

eurytion group Bauer, 1975

In: Howe, Butts. N. Am.: 184.

Euphydryas anicia hermosa (W. G. Wright, 1905)

Butts. W. Coast: 55, no. 179; 157-158, no. 179, pl. 19, figs. 179 ♂ D (lectotype), 179b ♀ D, 179c ♀ V.

Original Combination: [Melitaea] Hermosa; Melitaea Hermosa n. s.

Type Locality: “Southern Arizona”

Types: Lectotype (#4298) in CAS, designated by Tilden (1985), Occ. Pap. Calif. Acad. Sci. (118): 21; figured by Gunder (1929), Pan-Pac. Entomol. 6(1): pl. 8 ♂ D&V.

                   =    ‡”duncani” Gunder, 1934

Can. Entomol. 66(6): 129.

Original Combination: Euphydryas anicia wheeleri tr. f. duncani

Type Locality: “Santa Catalina Mts., Arizona” [Pima County]

Types: “Holotype” in AMNH.

Austin (1981), J. Res. Lepid. 19(4): 243, placed this taxon here.

Bibliography

Top of Page ● Main Page ● Reference Library ● Literature List ● Citation ● Interactive Listing