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Nymphalidae 77a0887 – 4481   Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tharos (Drury, 1773) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4481 ssp. a tharos (Drury, 1773) (Papilio)  distincta Bauer, 1975 (Phyciodes)  euclea (Bergsträsser, [1780]) (Papilio)  packardii (Saunders, 1868) (Melitaea)  tharossa (Godart, 1819) (Argynnis) ssp. b riocolorado Scott, 1992 (Phyciodes)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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