Poladryas arachne nympha (W. H. Edwards, 1884)
(Arachne Checkerspot)

Pinned Specimens
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Aberrations
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Live Adults
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Bibliography

Austin, George T. 1998. 46. New subspecies of Nymphalidae (Lepidoptera) from Nevada and Arizona. Pp. 573-586, 28 figs., in: T. C. Emmel (Ed.), Systematics of western North American Butterflies. Gainesville; Mariposa Press; {[18] Dec 1998} 

Bailowitz, Richard A. and James P. Brock. 1991. Butterflies of southeastern Arizona. Tucson, Arizona; Sonoran Arthropod Studies, Inc.: ix + 342 pp., 4 pls., figs. {1991} 

Brown, Frederick Martin. 1966. The types of the nymphalid butterflies described by William Henry Edwards--Part II, Melitaeinae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 92(3): 357-468, 34 figs. {Sep, 20 Oct 1966} 

Comstock, John Adams. 1918. Notes on the Pola-Minuta group of Melitaeas, with description of a new species. Lepidopterist 2(7): 55. {25 Jul 1918}; (9/10): 70-73; 1 pl.; (11) figs. 1, 2, 3 {25 Oct 1918} 

Edwards, William Henry. 1884. Descriptions of new species of butterflies from Arizona. Papilio 4(3): 53-58. {[27] Mar 1884; cited in Papilio 4(4): 82} [description of Melitaea Nympha] 

Gunder, Jean Daniel. 1926. Several new aberrant Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera). Entomological News 37(1): 1-9, pl. 1. {[7] Jan 1926} [description of Melitaea pola var. arachne ab. ♂ polingi] 

Hoffmann, Carlos Christian. 1940. Catálogo systemático y zoogeográphico de los Lepidópteros Mexicanos, Primera parte. Papilionoidea. Anales del Instituto de Biología. Universidad Nacional de México 11(2): 639-739, 2 maps. {[after 28 Dec] 1940} 

Holland, William Jacob. 1931. The butterfly book. New and thoroughly revised edition.  A popular and scientific manual, describing and depicting all the butterflies of the United States and Canada. Garden City, New York; Doubleday, Doran & Co.  xii + 424 pp., 77 pls., 198 + [1] text figures. {1931}

Maza, Roberto F. de la. 1987. Mariposas Mexicanas. Guía para su colecta y determinación. México; Fondo de Cultura Económica: 304 pp., 67 pls., 58 figs. {Oct 1987} [Ed. 2 1991] 

Oberthür, Charles. 1923. Explication des planches. Études de Lépidopterologie comparée 20: 301-304, pls. 562-564 {Jun 1923} [description of Melitaea Arachne Aberr. Skinneri] 

Seitz, Adalbert. 1913. 3. Gattung Melitaea. In: A. Seitz (Ed.), Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 5(182): 429-432; (187): 433-434; pl. 88 {1913}

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