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Cercyonis Scudder, 1875

Cercyonis Scudder, 1875; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2 : 235, 241, TS: Papilio alope Fabricius
Cercyonis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Cercyonis (Maniolina) ; [Wahlberg]
Cercyonis (Coenonymphina) ; [NL4A, 223]

Cercyonis pegala (Fabricius, 1775)

Mexico, South Carolina. See [About maps] Large Wood Nymph
Papilio pegala Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 494, TL: [South Carolina]
maritima (Edwards, 1880); Can. Ent. 12 (2): 23
Cercyonis pegala, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Cercyonis pegala, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Cercyonis pegala, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis pegala, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Cercyonis pegala, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cercyonis pegala ; [NL4A, #1600]
pegale Smith; (missp.)
pegula Herbst; (missp.?)
Cercyonis alope maritima ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 27; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 18, f. 3]; [NACL, #4587]; [Opler]

800x717 (~93Kb) underside USA: Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, Thurston Co., WA, 13.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela	800x687 (~87Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain / FR9726 (47°14'35N 120°40'41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela	600x751 (~54Kb) upperside female USA: FR 9712 nr. Liberty, Lion Gulch, (47°15'47N 120°40'15W ±0.5km), Kittitas Co., WA, 14.8.2001, Photo © Markku Savela
600x743 (~45Kb) 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	900x764 (~77Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 28.6.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny	900x770 (~116Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 28.6.2003, Photo © Vitaly Charny

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

C. p. abbotti (Brown, 1969)

Ceryconis pegala abbotti Brown, 1969; Ent. News 80 (7): (193-196)
Cercyonis pegala abbotti ; [NACL, #4587a]

C. p. alope (Fabricius, 1793)

Texas Papilio alope Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 229
ochracea (F. & R. Chermock, 1942)
carolina (F. & R. Chermock, 1942)
Cercyonis alope ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala alope ; [NACL, #4587b]

C. p. nephele (Kirby, 1837)

nephele (Kirby, 1837); in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer.: 297
Cercyonis alope nephele ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala nephele ; [NACL, #4587c]

C. p. olympus (Edwards, 1880)

borealis F. Chermock, 1929
Cercyonis pegala olympus ; [NACL, #4587d]

C. p. texana (Edwards, 1880)

Texas pegala texana (Edwards, 1880) (Satyrus); Can. Ent. 12 (2): 23, TL: Texas
Cercyonis pegala texana, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Cercyonis pegala texana, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis alope texana ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala texana ; [NACL, #4587e]; [NL4A, #1600a]

C. p. ino Hall, 1924

Cercyonis pegala ino ; [NACL, #4587f]

C. p. boopis (Behr, 1864)

Satyrus boopis Behr, 1864; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (2) : 164
Satyrus baroni Edwards, 1880; Can. Ent. 12 (5): 91
incana (Edwards, 1880)
Cercyonis alope baroni ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis alope boopis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala boopis ; [NACL, #4587g]

C. p. ariane (Boisduval, 1852)

Oregon, Utah gabbii (Edwards, 1870); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3 : 192
Cercyonis pegala ariane, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis gabbii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala ariane ; [NACL, #4587h]

C. p. stephensi (Wright, 1905)

Cercyonis pegala stephensi ; [NACL, #4587i]

C. p. wheeleri (Edwards, 1873)

wheeleri (Edwards, 1873); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 343
hoffmani (Strecker, 1873)
Cercyonis wheeleri ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis pegala wheeleri ; [NACL, #4587j]

C. p. damei Barnes & Benjamin, 1926

Cercyonis pegala damei ; [NACL, #4587k]

C. p. blanca Emmel & Mattoon, 1972

Cercyonis pegala blanca Emmel & Mattoon, 1972; J. Lep. Soc. 26: (140-149)
Cercyonis pegala blanca ; [NACL, #4587l]

Cercyonis meadii (Edwards, 1872)

Colorado - Montana. See [About maps] Red-eyed Wood Nymph
Erebia meadii Edwards, 1872; Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 70, TL: Colorado
Cercyonis meadii, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Cercyonis meadii, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cercyonis meadii ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28; [NACL, #4588]; [BOW: pl. 18, f. 1]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1598]

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

C. m. meadii

Colorado Cercyonis meadii meadii ; [NL4A, #1598a]

C. m. melania Wind, 1946

Cercyonis meadii melania, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Cercyonis meadii melania, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis meadii melania ; [NACL, #4588a]

C. m. mexicana (Chermock, 1949)

Mexico meadii mexicana (Chermock, 1949) (Minois); , TL: Mexico, Chihuahua
Cercyonis meadii mexicana, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Cercyonis meadii mexicana ; [NACL, #4588b]; [NL4A, #1598b]

C. m. alamosa T. & J. Emmel, 1969

Cercyonis meadii alamosa ; [NACL, #4588c]

Cercyonis sthenele (Boisduval, 1852)

California. See [About maps] Great Basin Wood Nymph
sthenele (Boisduval, 1852); Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10 : 308
behrii (Grinnel, 1905)
Cercyonis sthenele, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cercyonis sthenele ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28; [NACL, #4589]; [BOW: pl. 18, f. 4]; [Opler]

700x546 (~57Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 8.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

800x672 (~92Kb) USA: Dry Falls / Sun Lakes State Park, Grant Co., WA, 9.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

C. s. paulus (Edwards, 1879)

California, Nevada paulus (Edwards, 1879); Can. Ent. 11 (3): 50
Cercyonis paulus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28; [BOW: pl. 18, f. 2]
Cercyonis sthenele paulus ; [NACL, #4589a]

C. s. masoni Cross, 1937

Cercyonis sthenele masoni ; [NACL, #4589b]

Cercyonis oetus (Boisduval, 1869)

-. See [About maps] Dark Wood Nymph
Satyrus oetus Boisduval, 1869; Ann. Soc. ent. Belg. 12 : 63, TL: California
Cercyonis oetus, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Cercyonis oetus oetus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis oetus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Cercyonis oetus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Cercyonis oetus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28; [NACL, #4590]; [Opler]; [NL4A, #1599]

identification uncertain 600x458 (~52Kb) underside USA: Robinson Canyon Rd, (47°01'01N 120°42'41W), Kittitas Co., WA, 26.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	500x518 (~29Kb) underside USA: Table Mtn, (~ 47°19N 120°42W), Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	700x649 (~48Kb) underside USA: FR9705, Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 30.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
660x688 (~72Kb) underside USA: FR9708, Table Mtn, Kittitas Co., WA, 19.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	600x800 (~65Kb) 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

Larva on Poaceae [NAB]

C. o. oetus

California Cercyonis oetus oetus ; [NL4A, #1599a]

C. o. charon (Edwards, 1872)

WNA charon (Edwards, 1872); Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 69
Cercyonis oetus charon, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Cercyonis sylvestris charon ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis oetus charon ; [NACL, #4590a]

C. o. silvestris (Edwards, 1861)

California Satyrus silvestris Edwards, 1861; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 13: 162, TL: California
Satyrus phocus Edwards, 1874; , TL: Canada

= ; [NL4A, #1599b]

Satyrus ariane var. okius Oberthür, 1914; , TL: California

= ; [NL4A, #1599b]

Cercyonis sylvestris[sic, recte silvestris] ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 28
Cercyonis oetus silvestris ; [NL4A, #1599b]; [NACL, #4590b]

C. o. pallescens T. & J. Emmel, 1971

Cercyonis oetus pallescens ; [NACL, #4590c]

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References:

[ALBERTA]

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

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

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

[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

[Bruce Walsh]

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

[EBW]

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

[ILMB]

Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies

[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

[Opler]

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

[Vitaly Charny]

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

[Wahlberg]

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

Some related literature:

Behr, 1864

Notes on Californian Satyrides Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 3 (2) : 163-166

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, 1969

Cercyonis pegala abbotti, New Subspecies (Lepid.: Satyridae) Ent. News 80 (7) : 193-196, f. 1-2

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, 1861

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, 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, 1873

Descriptions of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 4 : 343-348

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, 1880

On certain species of Satyrus Can. Ent. 12 (2): 21-32, (3): 51-55, (5): 90-94, (6): 109-115, : 147

Emmel & Mattoon, 1972

Cercyonis pegala blanca, a "missing type"in the evolution of the genus Cercyonis J. Lep. Soc. 26: 140-149

Fabricius, 1775

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

Kirby, 1837

Fauna Boreali-Americana or the Zoology of the northern parts of British America in Richardson, Fauna Boreal Amer.: 325pp, 8pls

Scudder, 1875

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

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