Review of the Speyeria egleis Complex in Montana, with the Description of Two New Subspecies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae)

Authors

Steve Kohler, Missoula, Montana, United States

Date of this Version

12-30-2020

Document Type

Article

Citation

Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey (December 30, 2020) 8(8): 1-18

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

Also available at the Internet Archive, the Biodiversity Heritage Library, and Zobodat

ZooBank registration: https://zoobank.org/References/94D912CC-72BA-42EA-A14E-E0F51E1CD498

Comments

Copyright 2020, International Lepidoptera Survey. Open access material

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

Abstract

Four phenotypically and geographically distinct sets of populations of Speyeria egleis are identified in Montana. Two new subspecies are named from northwestern and northcentral Montana. Two existing names are recognized (S. e. macdunnoughi from southwestern Montana, southeastern Idaho, and northwestern Wyoming, and S. e. albrighti from central Montana. S. e. near macdunnoughi from Oregon and Washington is discussed.