Type Locality of Polyommatus lucia (W. Kirby, 1837) (Lycaenidae: Polyomatinae) with an Inspection of the Species' Phenotypic Expression

Authors

Norbert G. Kondla, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Harry Pavulaan, International Lepidoptera SurveyFollow
David M. Wright, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of this Version

11-1-2021

Document Type

Article

Citation

Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey (November 1, 2021) 9(8): 1-12

Also available at https://lepsurvey.carolinanature.com/ttr/ttr-9-8.pdf

Also available at the Internet Archive, the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Zobodat, and Zenodo (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5637399)

Comments

Copyright 2021, International Lepidoptera Survey. Open access material

License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-SA-NC 4.0 International)

Abstract

The type locality of Polyommatus lucia was not clearly defined by W. Kirby (1837) and been improperly interpreted as Cumberland House, Saskatchewan, Canada by several authors. The present paper examines the circumstances surrounding the collection of the specimen described and illustrated by William Kirby, and determines the type locality is Fort Carlton Provincial Park, Saskatchewan. The habitat, flora, and phenotypic expression of Celestrina lucia (W. Kirby) near the type locality are presented.