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Nymphalidae 77a0873 – 4513   Microtia elada (Hewitson, 1868)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Eresia elada Hewitson, 1868 • Melitaea callina Boisduval, 1869 • Eresia socia Felder, 1869 • Melitaea ulrica Edwards, 1877 • Melitaea imitata Strecker, [1878] Taxonomic Notes: Microtia elada (Hewitson, 1868), n. comb. (Zhang et al. 2021), was formerly in the the genus Texola.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2021. Genomics-guided refinement of butterfly taxonomy. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 9(3): 1-55.

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