Subspecific Designation of the U.S.A. Interior Highlands Population of Argynnis (Speyeria) diana (Cramer, 1777) (Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae: Argynnini: Argynnina)

Authors

Harry Pavulaan, International Lepidoptera SurveyFollow

Date of this Version

11-1-2021

Document Type

Article

Citation

Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey (2021) 9(9): 1-13

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

Also available at the Internet Archive, the Biodiversity Heritage Library, Zobodat, and Zenodo (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.5637397)

ZooBank registration: https://zoobank.org/References/EB9A7D46-79D7-4280-9548-3654F924530A

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

Abstract

Subspecific designation is designated for the North American Interior Highlands population of Argynnis diana, based on four factors: mtDNA haplotype differences from nominotypical A. diana of the Appalachian Mountains; wing shape difference in the males between both regions; wing size of the adults; and tendency for females of the Interior Highlands to show tan coloration in the submarginal row of rectangular spots of the subapical region of the dorsal forewings.