Nymphalidae
77a0889 –
4481.1 Phyciodes cocyta
(Cramer, [1777])
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Aster[unresolved] Eucephalus Eurybia Symphyotrichum[=Aster] . Notes: larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
cocyta (Cramer, [1777]) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: [NEW]ssp. a. cocyta (Cramer, [1777]) (Papilio); TL: Nova Scotia. arctica dos Passos, 1935 (Phyciodes) morpheus (Fabricius, 1775) (Papilio)ssp. b. selenis (Kirby, 1837) (Melitaea) dyari Gunder, 1928 (Phyciodes) herse Hall, 1924 (Phyciodes) macdunnoughi dos Passos, [1777] (Phyciodes) emend.; TL: (no type). marcia (Edwards, 1868) (Melitaea) mcdunnoughi Gunder, 1928 (Phyciodes) nigrescens Hall, 1924 (Phyciodes) reaghi Reiff, 1913 (Phyciodes)ssp. c. pascoensis Wright, 1905 (Phyciodes)ssp. d. arenacolor Austin, 1998 (Phyciodes)ssp. e. apache Scott & Opler, 2017 (Phyciodes) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, [1777]), formerly a synonym of Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), includes as subspecies P. c. cocyta, selenis, diminutor, incognitus, pascoensis, and arenacolor in Pelham (2008). P. diminutor and P. incognitus are raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2022). |
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| 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) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Pelham, J.P., 2008. A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, 40: 389.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, L. Song, R.J. Gott, P. Boyer, C.S. Guppy, S. Kohler, G. Lamas, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Taxonomic discoveries enabled by genomic analysis of butterflies. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(7): 1-60.
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