Clarification of and Comments on Northern Speyeria hydaspe Subspecies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Authors

Norbert G. Kondla, Genelle, British Columbia, Canada

Date of this Version

5-21-2001

Document Type

Article

Citation

Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey (May 21, 2001) 3(1): 1-5

Also available at https://lepsurvey.carolinanature.com/ttr/ttr-3-1.pdf

Comments

Copyright 2001, International Lepidoptera Survey. Open access material

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

Abstract

The geographic distribution and use of three northern Speyeria hydaspe subspecies names is reviewed. This is necessary due to literature errors about the type locality of subspecies rhodope (Edwards, 1874). The correct placement of the rhodope type locality renders the name S. hydaspe sakuntala (Skinner, 1911) of interior British Columbia as a junior synonym of S. hydaspe rhodope. The name S. hydaspe minor (McDunnough, 1927) is available for the coastal populations by those who recognize these as different from those of the interior.