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Speyeria Scudder, 1872

Speyeria Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 44, TS: Papilio idalia Drury

= Argynnis ; [Wahlberg]

Semnopsyche Scudder, 1875; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2 : 238, 258, TS: Papilio diana Cramer

= ; [NL4A, 261]

Mesoacidalia Reuss, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. 1926 (1) : 69, TS: Papilio aglaja Linnaeus
Proacidalia Reuss, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. 1926 (1) : 69, TS: Argynnis clara Blanchard
Neoacidalia Reuss, 1926; Dt. ent. Z. 1926 (1) : 69, TS: Papilio cybele Fabricius
Speyeria (Argynnini) ; [NL4A, 261]

700x734 (~72Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain (47°13'26N 120°40'11W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

600x503 (~56Kb) USA: Cape Blanco, (42°49'57N 124°32'50W ±1km), Curry Co. OR, 2.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Speyeria aglaja (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU, Morocco, Iran - Siberia, AC, China, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Orvokkihopeatäplä Dark Green Fritillary Stor pärlemorfjäril Dukatpärlefjäril Großer Perlmutterfalter Le Grand Nacré Lunares de Piata Dostojka aglaja
Papilio aglaja Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 481, TL: Sweden
Papilio pasilhoe Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 755 (repl. for Papilio aglaja Linnaeus)
Papilio charlotta Haworth, 1802; Prodr. Lep. Brit.: 3
?Argynnis aglaia v. basalis Matsumura, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (39) : 158, TL: Hokkaido
?Argynnis aglaja methana Fruhstorfer, 1908; Ent. Zs. 22 (39) : 161, TL: Sierra de Guadarrama, Castilia
Argynnis aglaia[sic] myonia ab. isshikii Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 193, TL: Hokkaido
Argynnis aglaja, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Argynnis aglaja, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Argynnis aglaja, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Argynnis aglaja, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Argynnis aglaja, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Argynnis aglaja, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Argynnis aglaja, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Mesoacidalia aglaja ; [BOW: pl. 3, f. 13-14]
Mesoacidalia aglaia[sic, recte aglaja] ; [EBW]
Speyeria aglaja ; [MRS, 473]
Argynnis aglaja ; [BRU2: 36, pl. 23, f. 1-15]; [Otakar Kudrna]

500x363 (~61Kb) upperside West down, Devo, UK 14/06/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	500x389 (~50Kb) underside West down, Devo, UK 14/06/95, Photo © Simon Coombes	700x544 (~41Kb) upperside Finland, Kangasala, Ruutana, 682:34, 8/1997, Photo © Tero Piirainen
780x696 (~49Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 29.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	500x667 (~41Kb) ova Finland, Sipoo 670:39, 22.7.1980, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen	550x371 (~71Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
550x371 (~80Kb) pupa Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	597x400 (~59Kb) upperside Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	777x565 (~100Kb) upperside female Russia, Moscow area, 29.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov
551x607 (~112Kb) upperside female Russia, Moscow area, 29.7.2008, Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on Viola verecunda, Polygonum suffultum [MRS], Viola bicolor, Bistorta major [BRU2, 36]

S. a. aglaja

SEU, CEU, Caucasus, Altai, Sayan, W.Siberia, S.Siberia Argynnnis aglaja aglaja
auxo Jachontov, 1908
Argynnnis aglaja aglaja ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. borealis (Strand, 1901)

EU, Siberia, Far East, Kamchatka Argynnis aglaja borealis Strand, 1901
Argynnis aglaja borealis ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. lyauteyi (Oberthür, 1920)

Morocco (Middle Atlas) Argynnis lyauteyi Oberthür, 1920; Étud. Lépid. Comp. 17 : 48, pl. D, TL: Azrou (Morocco)
Argynnis lyauteyi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Mesoacidalia liauteyi[sic, recte lyauteyi] ; [EBW, (name only)]
Mesoacidalia aglaja lyauteyi ; [BMAT: 50, pl. 15, f. 10-13]
Argynnis lyauteyi lyauteyi ;

435x600 (~32Kb) upperside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~33Kb) underside Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

S. a. excelsior (Rothschild, 1933)

Morocco (Rif Mts.) Argynnis aglaia excelsior Rothschild, 1933; Novit. Zool. 38 : 317-318, TL: Ketama (Morocco)
Mesoacidalia aglaja excelsior ; [BMAT: 50, pl. 15, f. 14-17]
Argynnis lyauteyi excelsior ;

600x435 (~46Kb) upperside Morocco, Djebel Tisirène, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

600x435 (~29Kb) underside Morocco, Djebel Tisirène, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

S. a. ottomana (Röber, 1896)

Armenia, Talys, Kopet-Dagh Argynnis aglaja ottomana Röber, 1896; Ent. Nachr. 22 (6) : 82
Argynnis aglaja ottomana ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. gigasvitatha (Verity, 1935)

Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai, S.Altai Argynnis aglaja gigasvitatha Verity, 1935; Ent. Rec. 68[?]: 202
Argynnis aglaja alaicola Verity, 1935; Ent. Rec. 68[?]: 202
Argynnis aglaja gigasvitatha ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. vitatha (Moore, [1875])

Pamirs Argynnis vitatha Moore, [1875]; : 568, TL: Cashmere
?Argynnis aglaja cannelata Peschke, 1934; Int. ent. Z. 28: 431, TL: Kashmir
Mesoacidalia vitatha ; [EBW, (name only)]
Speyeria aglaja vitatha ; [MRS, 473]
Argynnis aglaja vitatha ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. clavimacula (Matsumura, 1929)

S.Ussuri Argynnis aglaia[sic] clavimacula Matsumura, 1929; Insecta Matsumurana 3 (4) : 154, TL: Korea
Speyeria aglaja clavimacula ; [MRS, 473]
Argynnis aglaja clavimacula ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. kenteana (Stichel, 1901)

Transbaikalia, N.Ussuri, Amur Argynnis aglaja graeseri Kardakov, 1928; Entomol. Mitt. 17 (4): 270, TL: Ussuri
Argynnis aglaja kenteana ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. tonnai (Matsumura, 1928)

Sakhalin Argynnis aglaja sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911; J. Coll. Agr. Tohoku Imp. Univ. Sapporo 4 (1) : 43 (preocc.)
Argynnis aglaia[sic] tonnai ab. otaniana Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 192, TL: Saghalien
Argynnis aglaja tonnai ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. matsumurai (Nakahara, 1926)

Kuriles Argynnis aglaja matsumurai Nakahara, 1926; Ins. Insec. Mens 14: 48
Argynnis aglaia[sic] chishimensis Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 192
Argynnis aglaja matsumurai ; [BRU2, 36]

S. a. bessa (Fruhstorfer, 1907)

Speyeria aglaja bessa ; Huang, 2001

Speyeria alexandra (Ménétriés, 1832)

N.Iran, W.Kopet-Dagh, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Argynnis alexandra Ménétriés, 1832; Cat. Rais.: 246, TL: [Zuvand Plateau, Talysh Mts., Azerbaijan]
Argynnis alexandra, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Mesoacidalia alexandra ; [BOW: pl. 198, f. 5]
Argynnis alexandra ; [BRU2: 36, pl. 22, f. 7-9]

Larva on Viola, V. canina, V. riviniana, V. tricolor [SPRK]

Speyeria clara (Blanchard, 1844)

Himalayas, Tibet, Kashmir, Sikkim. See [About maps] Argynnis clara Blanchard, 1844; in Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4 (Zool.): 20, pl. 2, f. 2-3
Argynnis clara manis Fruhstorfer, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 41, TL: Sikkim
Argynnis clara ; de Nicéville, 1889, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3) : 165, pl. A, f. 6 ♀

Speyeria claudia Fawcett²

Himalayas. See [About maps] Mesoacidalia claudia ; [BOW: pl. 196, f. 10]

Speyeria diana (Cramer, [1777])

SE.USA. See [About maps] Diana
Papilio diana Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 4, 148, pl. 98, f. D, E
Speyeria diana, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria diana, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Semnopsyche diana ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 12
Speyeria diana ; [NACL, #4449]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 15-16]; [Opler]

940x735 (~121Kb) USA: Alabama, 4.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1078x876 (~155Kb) USA: Alabama, 4.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1203x883 (~192Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 4.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1321x1137 (~214Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 4.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1267x989 (~137Kb) USA: Alabama, 4.6.2005, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Viola [NAB]

Speyeria cybele (Fabricius, 1775)

USA. See [About maps] Great Spangled Fritillary
Papilio cybele Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 516
Papilio daphnis Cramer, 1775
baal (Strecker, 1878)
Speyeria cybele, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria cybele cybele, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis cybele, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Speyeria cybele, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis cybele ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria cybele ; [NACL, #4450]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 14, 17]; [Opler]

1024x761 (~81Kb) upperside USA: Taneum Creek, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°06'24N 120°54'44W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	700x632 (~45Kb) underside USA: Taneum Creek, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°06'24N 120°54'44W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	1000x790 (~91Kb) upperside male USA: nr Crystal Mountain / FR9726 (47°14'35N 120°40'41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
800x639 (~62Kb) underside male USA: nr Crystal Mountain / FR9726 (47°14'35N 120°40'41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	700x986 (~93Kb) female USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 13.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela	1300x909 (~199Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 26.5.2001, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1300x1065 (~179Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 26.5.2001, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Viola, V. rotundifolia [NAB]

S. c. novascotiae (McDunnough, 1935)

Nova Scotia Argynnis cybele novascotiae McDunnough, 1935; Can. ent. 67: (18-19), TL: Nova Scotia
Speyeria cybele novascotiae ; [NACL, #4450a]

S. c. krautwurmi (Holland, 1931)

Speyeria cybele krautwurmi, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria cybele krautwurmi ; [NACL, #4450b]

S. c. pseudocarpenteri (F. & R. Chermock, 1940)

Speyeria cybele pseudocarpenteri ; [NACL, #4450c]

S. c. carpenterii (Edwards, 1876)

cybele carpenterii (Edwards, 1876); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 : 204
Argynnis cybele carpenterii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria cybele carpenterii ; [NACL, #4450d]

S. c. charlottii (Barnes, 1897)

Speyeria cybele charlottii, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria cybele charlottii ; [NACL, #4450e]

S. c. letona dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria cybele letona dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City, Utah
Speyeria cybele letona ; [NACL, #4450f]

S. c. pugetensis Chermock & Frechin, 1947

Washington cybele pugetensis Chermock & Frechin, 1947; Pan-Pacif. Ent. 23 (3): 111
Speyeria cybele pugetensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria cybele pugetensis ; [NACL, #4450g]

S. c. leto (Behr, 1862)

California, Alberta Argynnis leto Behr, 1862:REF#: 173; California
letis (Wright)
valesinoidesalba (Reuss, 1926)
lethe (Gunder, 1934)
Speyeria cybele leto, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis leto ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria cybele leto ; [NACL, #4450h]

Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)

Canada - Kansas. See [About maps] Aphrodite Fritillary
Papilio aphrodite Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 62
?daphnis Martyn

= ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13

baartschi (Reiff, 1910)
bakeri (Clark, 1932)
Speyeria aphrodite, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria aphrodite, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis aphrodite, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Argynnis aphrodite ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria aphrodite ; [NACL, #4451]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 5-6]; [Opler]

Larva on Viola, V. lanceolata, V. fimbriatula, V. nuttallii, V. primulifolia [NAB]

S. a. winni (Gunder, 1932)

Speyeria aphrodite winni, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria aphrodite winni ; [NACL, #4451a]

S. a. alcestis (Edwards, 1876)

aphrodite alcestis (Edwards, 1876); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 : 289 (?[1877])
suffusa (Wolcott, 1916); Ent. News, 27 (3): (97-99)
Speyeria aphrodite alcestis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis aphrodite alcestis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria aphrodite alcestis ; [NACL, #4451b]

S. a. manitoba (F. & R. Chermock, 1940)

mayae (Gunder, 1932); (ab.)
Speyeria mayae dos Passos & Grey, 1947
Speyeria aphrodite manitoba, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria aphrodite manitoba ; [NACL, #4451c]

S. a. whitehousei (Gunder, 1932)

Speyeria aphrodite whitehousei, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria aphrodite whitehousei ; [NACL, #4451d]

S. a. columbia (H. Edwards, 1877)

aphrodite columbia (H. Edwards, 1877); Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: ?
Speyeria aphrodite columbia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis columbia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria aphrodite columbia ; [NACL, #4451e]

S. a. ethene (Hemming, 1933)

Argynnis cypris Edwards, 1886; (preocc. by Meigen, 1828)
Speyeria aphrodite ethene, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria aphrodite ethene ; [NACL, #4451f]

S. a. byblis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)

Speyeria aphrodite byblis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria aphrodite byblis ; [NACL, #4451g]

Speyeria idalia (Drury, [1773])

E.USA. See [About maps] Regal Fritillary
Papilio idalia Drury, [1773]; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 1: index, : 25, pl. 13, f. 1-3
astarte (Fisher, 1858); (preocc. by Doubleday, 1847)
astaroth (Fisher, 1859)
infumata (Oberthür, 1912)
dolli (Gunder, 1927)
pallida (Eisner, 1942)
Speyeria idalia idalia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria idalia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Speyeria idalia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13; [NACL, #4452]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 2]; [Opler]

Larva on Viola [NAB]

S. i. occidentalis Williams, 2002

Speyeria idalia occidentalis Williams, 2002; J. Lep. Soc. 55 (4): 146, TL: 1 mile SE of Crete, Illinois
Speyeria idalia occidentalis, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Speyeria nokomis (Edwards, 1862)

Utah, Arizona. See [About maps] Nokomis Fritillary
Argynnis nokomis Edwards, 1862; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 14: 221, TL: Mt. Sneffels, Ouray Co., Colorado
Argynnis nitocris var. nigrocaerulea Cockerell, 1900; Ent. News 11 (10) : 622, TL: Beulah, Sapello Canon, New Mexico
rufescens (Cockerell, 1909)
valesinoidesalba (Reuss, 1926); (preocc by Reuss, 1926)
Speyeria nokomis nokomis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria nokomis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis nokomis ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 674; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Argynnis nitocris nigrocaerulea ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria nokomis ; [NACL, #4453]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 8]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2289]

Larva on (eggs near) Viola nephrophylla? [NAB]

S. n. nitocris (Edwards, 1874)

Arizona Argynnis nitocris Edwards, 1874; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (1): 15
Speyeria nokomis nitocris, Butterflies of America [BOA]
nitrocris[sic, recte nitocris] ; dos Passos, 1964
Argynnis nitocris ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria nokomis nitocris ; [NACL, #4453a]
Speyeria nitocris ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 7]

S. n. coerulescens (Holland, 1900)

Mexico Argynnis nokomis var. coerulescens Holland, 1900; Ent. News 11 (1) : 332, TL: Mexico, Chihuahua
Speyeria nokomis coerulescens, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Speyeria nokomis coerulescens, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria nokomis coerulescens, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
caerulescens[sic, recte coerulescens] ; McDunnough, 1938
Argynnis nitocris var. coerulescens ; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 675, 3: pl. 112, f. 15-18
Argynnis nitocris caerulescens[sic, recte coerulescens] ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria nokomis coerulescens ; [NACL, #4453b]; [NL4A, #2289a]

S. n. apacheana (Skinner, 1918)

Argynnis apacheana Skinner, 1918; Ent. News 29 (2) : 67, TL: near Independence, Inyo Co., California
nokomis Edwards, 1873
hermosa (Comstock, 1925)
Speyeria nokomis apacheana, Butterflies of America [BOA]
apacheana ; Brown, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (1): 79-80
Speyeria nokomis apacheana ; [NACL, #4453c]

S. n. wenona dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Mexico Speyeria wenona dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Cerro Potosi, Municipio de Galeana, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 12000ft
Speyeria nokomis wenona ; [NL4A, #2289c]

S. n. melaena Mooser & Garcia, 1980

Mexico nokomis melaena Mooser & Garcia, 1980; , TL: Mexico, Aguascalienes
Speyeria nokomis melaena ; [NL4A, #2289b]

Speyeria edwardsii (Reakirt, 1866)

Colorado, Utah, Nevada. See [About maps] Edward's Fritillary
Argynnis edwardsii Reakirt, 1866; Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (1) : 137
aglaia Edwards, 1864
montana (Reuss, 1926)
edonis (Gunder, 1934)
Speyeria edwardsii, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Argynnis edwardsii, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Speyeria edwardsii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis edwardsii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria edwardsii ; [NACL, #4454]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 19]; [Opler]

Larva on Viola, V. nuttallii [NAB]

Speyeria coronis (Behr, 1864)

California. See [About maps] Coronis Fritillary
Argynnis coronis Behr, 1864; in Edwards, Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 435
Argynnis californica Skinner, 1917; Ent. News 28 (7) : 328
Speyeria coronis coronis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis coronis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria coronis ; [NACL, #4455]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 13]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2288]

identification uncertain 600x834 (~64Kb) underside USA: FR 9705 x US Route 97, (47°18'38N 120°41'48W), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 600x762 (~49Kb) USA: Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 600x619 (~54Kb) underside USA: FR9708, Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Viola [NAB]

S. c. hennei (Gunder, 1934)

Speyeria coronis hennei, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria coronis hennei ; [NACL, #4455a]

S. c. semiramis (Edwards, 1886)

WNA, California Argynnis semiramis Edwards, 1886; Can. Ent. 18 (4) : 61, TL: California
Argynnis semiramis tr.f. bernardensis Gunder, 1933; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2288a]

Speyeria coronis semiramis, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Speyeria coronis semiramis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis semiramis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria semiramis ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 10]
Speyeria coronis semiramis ; [NACL, #4455b]; [NL4A, #2288a]

S. c. simaetha dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria coronis simaetha dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Black Canyon, Cascade Mts., nr Brewster, Washington
Speyeria coronis simaetha ; [NACL, #4455d]

S. c. snyderi (Skinner, 1897)

Utah coronis snyderi (Skinner, 1897); Can. Ent. 29 (6) : 154
Argynnis snyderi ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria coronis snyderi ; [NACL, #4455e]

S. c. halcyone (Edwards, 1869)

Colorado coronis halcyone (Edwards, 1869); Butts. N. Amer. 1: 83
Argynnis halcyone ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria halcyone ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 20]
Speyeria coronis halcyone ; [NACL, #4455f]

Speyeria zerene (Boisduval, 1852)

California. See [About maps] Zerene Fritillary
zerene (Boisduval, 1852); Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 303, TL: "Yosemite"? or Agua Fria, W of Mariposa
Argynnis monticola Behr, 1862; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2 : 175 (?[1863])
Speyeria zerene, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria zerene zerene, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis zerene, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Argynnis monticola ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Argynnis zerene ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria zerene ; [NACL, #4456]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 9, 11]; [Opler]

identification uncertain 700x881 (~88Kb) underside USA: FR 9712 nr. Liberty, Lion Gulch, (47°15'47N 120°40'15W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 700x904 (~73Kb) USA: FR 9705 nr. Liberty and Lion Gulch, (47°17'49N 120°39'58W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 600x787 (~65Kb) underside USA: FR 9705 nr. US Route 97, (47°18'15N 120°41'24W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Viola, V. adunca, Viola cuneata, V. lobata [NAB]

S. z. conchyliata (Comstock, 1925)

E.Oregon (E slope of Oregon Cascade) shastaensis (Comstock, 1925)
Speyeria zerene conchyliata ; [NACL, #4456a]
Speyeria zerene conchyliatus ;

S. z. gloriosa Moeck, 1957

Speyeria zerene gloriosa ; [NACL, #4456b]

S. z. sordida (Wright, 1905)

Speyeria zerene sordida ; [NACL, #4456c]

S. z. malcomi (Comstock, 1920)

sineargentatus (Gunder, 1927)
Speyeria zerene malcomi ; [NACL, #4456d]

S. z. hippolyta (Edwards, 1879)

coastal (California, W.Oregon, W.Washington) Argynnis hippolyta Edwards, 1879; Can. Ent. 11 (5) : 81
Speyeria zerene hippolyta, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis hippolyta ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria zerene hippolyta ; [NACL, #4456f]; McCorkle & Hammond, 1988, J. Lep. Soc. 42 (3): 184-195
Speyeria hippolyta ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 21]

Larva on Viola adunca

S. z. bremnerii (Edwards, 1872)

inland (Vancouver Island - W.Washington - W.Oregon) zerene bremnerii (Edwards, 1872); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 63
Argynnis bremnerii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria zerene bremnerii ; [NACL, #4456i]

S. z. behrensii (Edwards, 1869)

zerene behrensii (Edwards, 1869); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2 : 370
Argynnis behrensii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria zerene behrensii ; [NACL, #4456g]

S. z. myrtleae dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria zerene myrtleae dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: San Mateo, California
Speyeria zerene myrtleae ; [NACL, #4456h]

S. z. gunderi (Comstock, 1915)

Speyeria zerene cynna dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Humboldt Nat. Forest, Ruby Valley, Elko Co., NV

= ; Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 3

Speyeria zerene gunderi, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria zerene cynna ; [NACL, #4456o]
Speyeria coronis gunderi ; [NACL, #4455c]
Speyeria zerene gunderi ; Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 3

S. z. picta (McDunnough, 1924)

Speyeria zerene picta ; [NACL, #4456j]

S. z. garretti (Gunder, 1932)

Speyeria zerene garretti ; [NACL, #4456k]

S. z. sinope dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria zerene sinope dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Estes Park area, Rocky Mt. National Park, Colorado
Speyeria zerene sinope ; [NACL, #4456l]

S. z. platina (Skinner, 1897)

Utah, Idaho zerene platina (Skinner, 1897); Can. Ent. 29 (6) : 154
zerene pfoutsi (Gunder, 1933)

= ; Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 3

Argynnis platina ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria zerene pfoutsi ; [NACL, #4456n]
Speyeria zerene platina ; [NACL, #4456m]

Speyeria callippe (Boisduval, 1852)

California. See [About maps] Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis callippe Boisduval, 1852; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 306
Speyeria callippe, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria callippe callippe, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis callippe, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Speyeria callippe, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis callippe ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria callippe ; [NACL, #4457]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 11]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #2287]

Larva on Viola, Viola pedunculata, V. nuttallii [NAB]

S. c. comstocki (Gunder, 1925)

California Argynnis calippe[sic] var. comstocki Gunder, 1925; Ent. News 36 : 8, TL: California
Argynnis comstocki tr.f. creelmani Gunder, 1934; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #2287a]

Speyeria callippe comstocki, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Speyeria callippe comstocki, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria callippe comstocki ; [NACL, #4457a]; [NL4A, #2287a]

S. c. liliana (H. Edwards, 1877)

Argynnis liliana H. Edwards, 1877; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7 : 170
Argynnis liliana var. baroni Edwards, 1881; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9 : 3
Speyeria callippe liliana, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis liliana ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Argynnis liliana baroni ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria callippe liliana ; [NACL, #4457b]

S. c. semivirida (McDunnough, 1924)

Speyeria callippe semivirida, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria callippe semivirida ; [NACL, #4457c]

S. c. elaine dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria callippe elaine dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Butte Falls, Oregon
Speyeria callippe elaine ; [NACL, #4457d]

S. c. rupestris (Behr, 1863)

Argynnis rupestris Behr, 1863; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (1) : 84
?irene Edwards

= Argynnis rupestris ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14

Argynnis rupestris ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria callippe rupestris ; [NACL, #4457e]

S. c. juba (Boisduval, 1869)

Argynnis inornata Edwards, 1872; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 64
Speyeria callippe juba, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis inornata ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria callippe juba ; [NACL, #4457f]

S. c. sierra dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria callippe sierra dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Gold Lake, Sierra Co., California

= ?Speyeria callippe juba (Boisduval, 1869); Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 4

Speyeria callippe sierra ; [NACL, #4457h]

S. c. laura (Edwards, 1879)

Argynnis laura Edwards, 1879; Can. Ent. 11 (3): 49
Argynnis laura ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria callippe laura ; [NACL, #4457g]

S. c. nevadensis (Edwards, 1870)

Utah, Nevada, Wyoming callippe nevadensis (Edwards, 1870); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (1) : 14
Speyeria callippe nevadensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis nevadensis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria nevadensis ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 6]
Speyeria callippe nevadensis ; [NACL, #4457i]

S. c. macaria (Edwards, 1877)

California, Nevada Speyeria callippe macaria, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria callippe macaria ; [NACL, #4457j]
Speyeria macaria ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 5]

S. c. laurina (Wright, 1905)

Argynnis wrightii Wright, 1905
Speyeria callippe laurina, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria callippe laurina ; [NACL, #4457k]

S. c. harmonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria callippe harmonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Mt. Wheeler, Snake Range, nr. Utah border, NV, 8000ft
Speyeria callippe harmonia ; [NACL, #4457l]

S. c. meadii (Edwards, 1872)

callippe meadii (Edwards, 1872); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 69
Argynnis nevadensis r. meadii f. gerhardi Gunder, 1927
Speyeria callippe meadii, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis nevadensis meadii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria callippe meadii ; [NACL, #4457m]

S. c. gallatini (McDunnough, 1929)

Speyeria callippe gallatini, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria callippe gallatini ; [NACL, #4457n]

S. c. calgariana (McDunnough, 1924)

Canada Speyeria callippe calgariana ; [NACL, #4457o]
Speyeria calgariana ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 10]

Speyeria egleis (Behr, 1862)

-. See [About maps] Egleis Fritillary
Argynnis egleis Behr, 1862; Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2 : 174
Argynnis egleis Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 59
Argynnis montivaga Behr, 1863; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (1) : 84
Argynnis astarte Edwards, 1864; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 434 (preocc. by Doubleday, 1847)
?nenoquis Reakirt

= ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15

Argynnis montivaga ab. mammothi Gunder, 1924; Ent. News 35 (5) : 157, pl. 2, f. H, D
Argynnis montivaga tr. f. boharti Gunder, 1929; Bull. Brooklyn ent. Soc. 24 (5): 326, pl. 31, f. 5
Argynnis egleis Boisduval, 1869
Speyeria egleis, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria egleis egleis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria egleis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis montivaga ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Argynnis egleis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria egleis ; [NACL, #4458]; [Opler]

Larva on Viola adunca [NAB]

S. e. clemencei (Comstock, 1925)

Speyeria egleis clemencei ; [NACL, #4458b]

S. e. atossa (Edwards, 1890)

California egleis atossa (Edwards, 1890); Butts N. Amer. 3: pl. 8
tejonica (Comstock, 1925)
Argynnis atossa ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria atossa ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 8]
Speyeria egleis atossa ; [NACL, #4458c]

S. e. tehachapina (Comstock, 1920)

Speyeria egleis tehachapina, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria egleis tehachapina ; [NACL, #4458d]

S. e. moecki Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983

Oregon Speyeria egleis moecki Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983; J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2): 115, f. 2, TL: Skookum Mdw., Walker Rim, Klamath Co., Oregon
Speyeria egleis moecki, Butterflies of America [BOA]

Larva on Viola purpurea Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2): 120

S. e. oweni (Edwards, 1892)

S.Oregon - California oweni Edwards, 1892; Can. Ent. 24 (5): 105, TL: Mt. Shasta, Sikiyou Co., California
Speyeria egleis oweni, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnys hippolyta oweni ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria egleis oweni ; [NACL, #4458e]; Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2): (note), f. 3

S. e. linda (dos Passos & Grey, 1942)

Argynnis utahensis linda dos Passos & Grey, 1942; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1214: (1-6), TL: Heyburn Peak, Sawtooth-Boise, ID, 9500-10000ft
Speyeria egleis linda ; [NACL, #4458f]

S. e. macdunnoughi (Gunder, 1932)

Speyeria egleis macdunnoughi, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria egleis macdunnoughi ; [NACL, #4458g]

S. e. albrighti (Gunder, 1932)

Speyeria egleis albrighti ; [NACL, #4458h]

S. e. utahensis (Skinner, 1919)

Speyeria egleis utahensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria egleis utahensis ; [NACL, #4458i]

S. e. toiyabe Howe, 1975

Speyeria egleis toiyabe ; [NACL, #4458j]

S. e. secreta dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria montiviga[sic] secreta dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Estes Park area, Rocky Mt. National Park, Colorado, 8000ft
Speyeria egleis secreta ; [NACL, #4458k]

Speyeria adiaste (Edwards, 1864)

California. See [About maps] Unsilverered Fritillary Adiaste Fritillary
?adiaste (Behr, 1862); Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2 : 175
Argynnis adiante Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 61
Argynnis adiaste Behr, 1862
Speyeria adiaste adiaste, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria adiaste, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Speyeria adraste ; Kirby, 1871, (missp.)
Speyeria adianthe ; Barnes & McDunnough, 1917, (missp.)
Argynnis adiaste ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria egleis adiaste ; [NACL, #4458a]
Speyeria adiante ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 4]
Speyeria adiaste ; [Opler]

Speyeria atlantis (Edwards, 1862)

ENA. See [About maps] Atlantis Fritillary
atlantis (Edwards, 1862); Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 14: 54
Argynnis atlantis ab. chemo Scudder, 1889
Speyeria atlantis, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria atlantis atlantis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis atlantis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Speyeria atlantis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis atlantis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria atlantis ; [NACL, #4459]; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 7]; [Opler]

identification uncertain 700x795 (~54Kb) underside USA: FR 9705 nr. US Route 97, (47°18'15N 120°41'24W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 700x976 (~102Kb) underside USA: FR 9705 x US Route 97, (47°18'38N 120°41'48W), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on (eggs near) Viola adunca?, V. purpurea?, V. canadensis? [NAB]

S. a. canadensis (dos Passos, 1935)

Argynnis atlantis canadensis dos Passos, 1935; Can. Ent. 67: (82-88), TL: Doyles Station, Newfoundland
Speyeria atlantis canadensis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria atlantis canadensis ; [NACL, #4459a]

S. a. hollandi (F. & R. Chermock, 1940)

Speyeria atlantis hollandi (F. & R. Chermock, 1940); [ NACL]

S. a. hesperis (Edwards, 1864)

Colorado, Utah, Montana atlantis hesperis (Edwards, 1864); Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (4): 502
Speyeria hesperis, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria hesperis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Argynnis hesperis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria hesperis ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 1]; [Opler]
Speyeria atlantis hesperis ; [NACL, #4459c]

S. a. nikias (Ehrmann, 1917)

Speyeria atlantis nikias ; [NACL, #4459d]

S. a. dorothea Moeck, 1947

Speyeria atlantis dorothea ; [NACL, #4459e]

S. a. nausicaa (Edwards, 1874)

Argynnis aphrodite f. arizonensis Elwes, 1889
Speyeria atlantis nausicaa, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Speyeria atlantis nausicaa ; [NACL, #4459f]

S. a. schellbachi Garth, 1949

shellbachi ; dos Passos, 1964, (missp.)
Speyeria atlantis schellbachi ; [NACL, #4459g]

S. a. chitone (Edwards, 1879)

Argynnis chitone Edwards, 1879; Can. Ent. 11 (5) : 82
Argynnis chitone ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria atlantis chitone ; [NACL, #4459h]

S. a. wasatchia dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria atlantis wasatchia dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Payson Canyon, Payson, Utah
Speyeria atlantis wasatchia ; [NACL, #4459i]

S. a. greyi (Moeck, 1950)

Speyeria atlantis greyi ; [NACL, #4459j]

S. a. tetonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria atlantis tetonia dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Teton Mts., WY
Speyeria atlantis tetonia ; [NACL, #4459k]

S. a. viola dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria atlantis viola dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Trail Creek, Sawtooth Mts., ID, 7400ft
Speyeria atlantis viola ; [NACL, #4459l]

S. a. dodgei (Gunder, 1931)

Speyeria atlantis dodgei ; [NACL, #4459m]

S. a. irene (Boisduval, 1869)

Argynnis egleis var. irene Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 60
cottlei (Comstock, 1925)
Argynnis rupestris irene ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria atlantis irene ; [NACL, #4459n]

S. a. electa (Edwards, 1878)

Colorado, Montana Argynnis electa Edwards, 1878; Field & Forest 3: 143
Argynnis cornelia Edwards, 1892; Can. Ent. 24 (5): 106
Argynnis electa ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Argynnis cornelia ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria atlantis electa ; [NACL, #4459o]

S. a. lurana dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria atlantis lurana dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Harney Peak, Black Hills, SD
Speyeria atlantis lurana ; [NACL, #4459p]

S. a. hutchinsi dos Passos & Grey, 1947

hutchinsi (Gunder, 1932); (ab.)
Speyeria atlantis hutchinsi ; [NACL, #4459q]

S. a. beani (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)

Speyeria atlantis beani ; [NACL, #4459r]

S. a. lais (Edwards, 1883)

Alberta, British Columbia Argynnis lais Edwards, 1883; Can. Ent. 15 (11) : 209
Speyeria atlantis helena dos Passos & Grey, 1957; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 63: 95 (repl. Argynnis lais Edwards, 1883)
Argynnis lais ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 13
Speyeria lais ; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 3]
Speyeria atlantis lais ; [NACL, #4459s]

S. a. dennisi dos Passos & Grey, 1947

dennisi (Gunder, 1927); (ab.)
Speyeria atlantis dennisi ; [NACL, #4459t]

S. a. elko Austin, 1983

Nevada (Elko Co.) Speyeria atlantis elko Austin, 1983; J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3): 244, f. 1-2, TL: Nevada, Elko Co., Owybee River Valley, Wild Horse Creek Camping, ca. 10mi S of Mountain City

Speyeria hydaspe (Boisduval, 1869)

W.USA. See [About maps] Hydaspe Fritillary
Argynnis hydaspe Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 60
Speyeria hydaspe, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria hydaspe, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria hydaspe, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Speyeria hydaspe ; [NACL, #4460]; [EBW]; [Opler]

800x828 (~114Kb) underside USA: Taneum Creek, Wenatchee National Forest, (47°06'24N 120°54'44W), Kittitas Co., WA, 29.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	identification uncertain 800x758 (~67Kb) upperside USA: FR9705, Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	500x673 (~59Kb) male USA: End of FR 6520 /Johnson Ridge, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nat. Forest (47°47'48N 121°15'45W), Snohomish Co., WA, 7.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
500x582 (~46Kb) underside USA: End of FR 6520 /Johnson Ridge, Mt. Baker Snoqualmie Nat. Forest (47°47'48N 121°15'45W), Snohomish Co., WA, 7.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Viola [NAB]

S. h. virdicornis (Comstock, 1925)

Speyeria hydaspe virdicornis ; [NACL, #4460a]

S. h. purpurascens (H. Edwards, 1877)

California, ... Argynnis monticola var. purpurascens H. Edwards, 1877; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7 : 170
caliginosa (Comstock, 1925)
Argynnis monticola purpurascens ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria hydaspe purpurascens ; [NACL, #4460b]

S. h. minor dos Passos & Grey, 1947

Speyeria (Speyeria) hydaspe minor dos Passos & Grey, 1947; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1370: 21
Argynnis hydaspe rhodope f. alt. minor McDunnough, 1927; Can. ent. 59 : 155, TL: Mt. McLean, B. C.
Speyeria hydaspe minor ; [NACL, #4460c]

S. h. rhodope (Edwards, 1874)

Vancouver, British Columbia hydaspe rhodope (Edwards, 1874); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (1): 13, TL: Cariboo District, British Columbia
gregsoni (Gunder, 1932)
Speyeria hydaspe rhodope, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis rhodope ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 14
Speyeria hydaspe rhodope ; [NACL, #4460d]

S. h. sakuntala (Skinner, 1911)

skinneri (Holland, 1931)
Speyeria hydaspe sakuntala ; [NACL, #4460e]

S. h. conquista dos Passos & Grey, 1945

Speyeria hydaspe conquista dos Passos & Grey, 1945; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: (1-17), TL: Little Tesuque Canyon, nr Sante Fe, New Mexico, 8000ft
Speyeria hydaspe conquista ; [NACL, #4460f]

Speyeria mormonia (Boisduval, 1869)

California, Nevada. See [About maps] Mormon Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 58
Speyeria mormonia, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Speyeria mormonia mormonia, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis mormonia, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Speyeria mormonia, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Speyeria mormonia ; [NACL, #4461]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 16, f. 4]; [Opler]

Larva on (eggs near) Viola adunca? [NAB]

S. m. bischoffii (Edwards, 1870)

Alaska mormonia bischoffii (Edwards, 1870); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 189, TL: Anchorage, Alaska
Argynnis eurynome bischoffi ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria mormonia bischoffii ; [NACL, #4461a]; Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 6

S. m. opis (Edwards, 1874)

British Columbia mormonia opis (Edwards, 1874); , TL: Bald Mt., Cariboo Dist., British Columbia
jesmondensis (McDunnough, 1940); (infrasubsp.)

= ; Grey, 1989, J. Lep. Soc. 43 (1): 6

Speyeria mormonia jesmondensis dos Passos & Grey, 1947
Speyeria mormonia opis ; [NACL, #4461b]
Speyeria mormonia jesmondensis ; [NACL, #4461c]

S. m. washingtonia (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Argynnis bischoffi[sic] washingtonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 2 (3): (91-164) , TL: Mt Ra[i]nier, 7000ft, [Pierce Co.], Wash[ington]
Argynnis eurynome washingtonia f. ranierensis Gunder, 1932; Can. Ent. 64 (2): (276-284), TL: Paradise Valley, Mount Ra[i]nier, Pierce Co., Washington
ranierensis ; Guppy & Kondla, 2002, J. Lep. Soc. 56 (3): 181
Speyeria rainierensis[sic] ; [NACL, #4461]
Speyeria mormonia washingtonia ; [NACL, #4461d]

S. m. erinna (Edwards, 1883)

Argynnis eurynome var. erinna Edwards, 1883; Can. Ent. 15 (2) : 33
cunninghami (Owen, 1893); Ent. News 4 : 246
Speyeria mormonia erinna, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis eurynome cunninghami ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Argynnis eurynome erinna ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria mormonia erinna ; [NACL, #4461e]

Larva on Viola palustris, V. adunca var. bellidifolia Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (2): 120

S. m. arge (Strecker, 1878)

mormonia arge (Strecker, 1878); Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: 114
Argynnis astarte Edwards, 1862; (preocc. by Doubleday, 1847)
Argynnis montivaga Behr, 1864; (preocc. by Behr, 1863)
Argynnis eurynome arge ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria mormonia arge ; [NACL, #4461f]

S. m. artonis (Edwards, 1881)

Argynnis artonis Edwards, 1881; Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9 : 1
rubyensis (Gunder, 1932)
Speyeria mormonia artonis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Argynnis eurynome artonis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria mormonia artonis ; [NACL, #4461g]

S. m. eurynome (Edwards, 1872)

???, Montana, Alberta, Pacific Coast Argynnis eurynome Edwards, 1872; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 66
Argynnis clio Edwards, 1874; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (2): 106
Argynnis eurynome ab. eris Igel, 1922; (preocc. by Meigen, 1828)
benjamini (Gunder, 1927)
Argynnis eurynome f. brucei Gunder, 1927
Argynnis eurynome clio f. gunderi Field, 1936; (preocc. by Comstock, 1925)
Speyeria mormonia eurynome ab. igeli dos Passos & Grey, 1947; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1370: (1-30) (repl. Argnynnis eurynome ab. eris Igel, 1922)
Speyeria mormonia eurynome ab. fieldi dos Passos & Grey, 1947; Amer. Mus. Novit. 1370: (1-30) (repl. Argynnis eurynome clio trans.f. gunderi Field, 1936)
Speyeria mormonia eurynome, Butterflies of America [BOA]
eurynomes ; Edwards, 1873, (missp.)
Argynnis eurynome ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Argynnis eurynome clio ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 15
Speyeria mormonia eurynome ; [NACL, #4461h]
Speyeria eurynome ; [BOW: pl. 15, f. 18]

S. m. luski (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)

Speyeria mormonia luski, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Speyeria mormonia luski ; [NACL, #4461i]

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References:

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

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[BAMONA]

Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[BMAT]

Tennent, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9

[BOA]

Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America

[BOW]

Lewis, 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[Michel Tarrier]

Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org

[NAB]

Pyle, 1981; Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society; ISBN 0-394-51914-0

[NACL]

Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NL4A]

Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Opler]

Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.

[Pertti Pakkanen]

e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

[Vitaly Charny]

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

[Wahlberg]

Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

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Austin, 1983

A new subspecies of Speyeria atlantis from the great basin of Nevada J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3): 244-248

Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species Contr. nat. Hist. Lep. N. Am. 2 (3) : 93-165, pl. 1-9, I-IX

Behr, 1862

[Our California Argynnides] Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 2 : 172-177

Behr, 1863

On Californian Lepidoptera - No. III Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (1) : 84-93

Boisduval, 1852

Lépidoptères de la Californie Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 275-324

Boisduval, 1869

Lépidoptères de la Californie Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 5-28,37-94

Brown, 1983

The type of Argynnis apacheana Skinner J. Lep. Soc. 37 (1): 79-80

Chermock & Frechin, 1947

A new Speyeria from Washington Pan-Pacif. Ent. 23 (3): 111-112

Cockerell, 1900

A New Variety of Argynnis Nitocris Ent. News 11 (10) : 622

Cramer, [1777]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)

de Nicéville, 1889

On new and little-known Butterflies from the Indian Region, with Revision of the Genus Plesioneura of Felder and of Authors J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 4 (3) : 163-194, pl. A-B

dos Passos, 1935

Some butterflies of southern Newfoundland with descriptions of new subspecies Can. Ent. 67: 82-88

dos Passos & Grey, 1942

Two new North American subspecies of Argynnis, with some revisional notes Amer. Mus. Novit. 1214: 6pp, 1fig

dos Passos & Grey, 1945

A new species and some new subspecies of Speyeria Amer. Mus. Novit. 1297: 17pp, 30fgs

dos Passos & Grey, 1947

Systematic catalogue of Speyeria with designations of types and fixations of type localities Amer. Mus. Novit. 1370: 30pp

dos Passos & Grey, 1957

A new name for Argynnis lais Edwards J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 63: 95-96

Drury, [1773]

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 1 : 1-130, pl. 1-50 (1770), (1773)

Dyar, 1903

A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723

Edwards, 1862

Descriptions of certain Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and of British America. - No. [1]-3 Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 13: 160-164 (1861), 14: 54-58, 221-226 (1862)

Edwards, 1864

Descriptions of certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. (No. 1-3) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2 (1): 14-22, pl. 1, 11 (1863), (2): 78-82 (1863), (4): 501-507 (1864)

Behr in Edwards, 1864; Edwards, 1864

Notes on the Argynnides of California Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3 : 434-436

Edwards, 1869

The Butteflies of North America. Vol. I. Butts. N. Amer. 1: 218pp, 50pls

Edwards, 1890

The Butteflies of North America. Vol. III. Butts N. Amer. 3: 431pp, 51pls

Edwards, 1869

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2 : 369-376

Edwards, 1870

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 (1) : 10-22

Edwards, 1870

Descriptions of new North American diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 189-196

Edwards, 1872

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 61-70

Edwards, 1874

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in North America Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 (1): 13-19, (2): 103-111

Edwards, 1876

Description of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States and British North America Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 : 202-208

Edwards, 1876

New species of diurnal Lepidoptera Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5 : 289-292

Edwards, 1878

Descriptions of new species of North American Lepidoptera Field & Forest 3: 115-119, 142-144

Edwards, 1879

Descriptions of new species of butterflies collected by Mr. H. K. Morrison in Nevada, 1878; also, Remarks on some errors of synonymy and arrangement Can. Ent. 11 (3): 49-56, : 79-80

Edwards, 1879

Descriptions of new species of North American butterflies; also, Notes upon certain species Can. Ent. 11 (5) : 81-89

Edwards, 1881

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9 : 1-8

Edwards, 1883

Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in British America and the United States Can. Ent. 15 (2) : 32-36

Edwards, 1883

Descriptions of new species of North American butterflies Can. Ent. 15 (11) : 209-211

Edwards, 1886

Description of new species of butterflies found in the United States Can. Ent. 18 (4) : 61-65

Edwards, 1892

Miscellaneous notes on butterflies, larvae, etc. Can. Ent. 24 (3): 49-56, (5): 105-111

H. Edwards, 1877

Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. - No. 22. Notes on some Diurnal Lepidoptera, with description of new varieties Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 7 : 163-173

H. Edwards, 1877

Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. No. 26. - Description of two new forms of Diurnals Proc. Cal. Acad. Sc.: 1 (Dec. 17)

Fabricius, 1775

Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus. Syst. Ent.: 832pp

Fruhstorfer, 1903

Neue Nymphaliden aus Ostasien Dt. ent. Z. Iris 16 (1) : 22-42, pl. 1, f. 5-6 (early October)

Fruhstorfer, 1908

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Godman & Salvin, [1901]

Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-782, 3: pl. 1-112

Grey, 1989

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Gunder, 1924

Several New Aberrant Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) from California Ent. News 35 (5) : 153-158

Gunder, 1925

Several New Varieties of and Aberrant Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) from California Ent. News 36 : 1-9, pl. 1

Gunder, 1932

New Rhopalocera Can. Ent. 64 (2): 276-284

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The correct spellings and type localities of butterflies named from Mount Rainier, Washington, USA J. Lep. Soc. 56 (3): 180-131

Hammond & Dornfeld, 1983

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Holland, 1900

A Description of a Variety of Argynnis Nitocris from Chihuahua, Mexico Ent. News 11 (1) : 332-333

Kardakov, 1928

Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren des Ussuri-Gebietes Entomol. Mitt. 17 (4): 261-273

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Linnaeus, 1767

Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II. Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): -,533-1327

Matsumura, 1908

Die Nymphaliden Japans Ent. Zs. 22 (39) : 157-158

Matsumura, 1911

Erster Beitrag zur Insekten Fauna von Sachalin J. Coll. Agr. Tohoku Imp. Univ. Sapporo 4 (1) : 1-145, pl. 1-2

Matsumura, 1928

New Butterflies especially from the Kuriles Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 191-201

Matsumura, 1929

Some new butterflies from Korea received from Mr. T. Takamuku Insecta Matsumurana 3 (4) : 152-156

McCorkle & Hammond, 1988

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McDunnough, 1927

The Lepidoptera of the Seton Lake Region, British Columbia Can. ent. 59 : 152-162,193-199,207-214,239-246,266-277

McDunnough, 1935

A new race of Argynnis cybele from Nova Scotia Can. ent. 67: 18-19

Ménétriés, 1832

Catalogue raisonne des objects de zoologie recuelis dans un voyage au Caucase et jusqu'aux frontières de la Perse Cat. Rais.: -

Owen, 1893

Peculiar form of Argynnis erinna Edw Ent. News 4 : 246

Reakirt, 1866

Coloradian butteflies Proc. Ent. Soc. Philad. 6 (1) : 122-151

Reuss, 1926

Systemischer uberlich der Dryadinae T. Rss mit einigen Neubeschreibungen Dt. ent. Z. 1926 (1) : 65-70

Rothschild, 1933

On a collection of Lepidoptera from Spanish Morocco Novit. Zool. 38 : 315-330

Röber, 1896

Neue Schmetterlinge aus dem cilicischen Taurus Ent. Nachr. 22 (6) : 81-84

Scudder, 1872

A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass. 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 24-83

Scudder, 1875

Synonymic list of the butterflies of North Amercia, north of Mexico. (1) Nymphales Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2 : 233-269

Skinner, 1897

Notes on Rhopalocera, with descriptions of new species and varieties Can. Ent. 29 (6) : 154-156

Skinner, 1917

New species of Lepidoptera Ent. News 28 (7) : 328-329

Skinner, 1918

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Strecker, 1878

Butterflies and Moths of North America Synon. Cat. Macroplep.: -

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Recognition of western populations of Speyeria idalia as new subspecies J. Lep. Soc. 55 (4): 144-149

Wolcott, 1916

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