Moth Photographers Group – Euphydryas anicia

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77a0845 – 4519 Euphydryas anicia (Doubleday, 1847)

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Larva and Host Plants:	Host familiy: Boraginaceae Caprifoliaceae Orobanchaceae[Scrophulariaceae] Plantaginaceae[Scrophulariaceae]. Host genera: Besseya Castilleja Collinsia Linaria Mertensia Pedicularis Orthocarpus Penstemon Plantago Symphoricarpos. Notes: larvae eat leaves, sometimes flowers/bracts (Scott 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	anicia (Doubleday, 1847) (Melitaea) - MONA 1983: 4519 anicia subspecies group Bauer, 1975 ssp. a. helvia (Scudder, 1869) (Melitaea) ssp. b. anicia (Doubleday, 1847) (Melitaea) mayi Gunder, 1932 (Euphydryas) ssp. c. howlandi Stallings & Turner, 1947 (Euphydryas) bernadetta subspecies group Bauer, 1975 ssp. r. bernadetta Leussler, 1920 (Euphydryas) belli Gunder, 1929 (Euphydryas) leussleri Gunder, 1927 (Euphydryas) rorina Scott & Fisher, 2008 (Euphydryas) ssp. s. veazieae Fender & Jewett, 1953 (Euphydryas) wenatchee Scott, 2006 (Euphydryas) ssp. t. bakeri Stallings & Turner, 1945 (Euphydryas) ssp. u. macyi Fender & Jewett, 1953 (Euphydryas) capella subspecies group Ferris & Holland, 1980 ssp. n. chuskae (Ferris & Holland, 1980) (Occidryas) ssp. o. carmentis Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 (Euphydryas) charlotteae Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas) ssp. p. cloudcrofti (Ferris & Holland, 1980) (Occidryas) ssp. q. capella (Barnes, 1897) (Melitaea) oslari Gunder, 1925 (Euphydryas) eurytion subspecies group Bauer, 1975 ssp. d. hopfingeri Gunder, 1934 (Euphydryas) andersoni Gunder, 1934 (Euphydryas) ssp. e. effi Stallings & Turner, 1945 (Euphydryas) ssp. f. windi Gunder, 1932 (Euphydryas) ssp. g. maria (Skinner, 1899) (Melitaea) skinneri Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas) spaldingi Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas) ssp. h. brucei (Edwards, 1888) (Melitaea) melanodisca (Comstock, 1918) (Melitaea) ssp. i. eurytion (Mead, [1876]) (Melitaea) carolae Emmel & Harris, 1998 (Euphydryas) rubrolimbata (Comstock, 1918) (Melitaea) ssp. j. wecoeut Fisher, Spomer & Scott, 2006 (Euphydryas) ssp. k. alena Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 (Euphydryas) ssp. l. magdalena Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 (Euphydryas) ssp. m. hermosa (Wright, 1905) (Melitaea) duncani Gunder, 1934 (Euphydryas) wheeleri subspecies group Bauer, 1975 ssp. v. wheeleri (Edwards, 1881) (Melitaea) ssp. w. morandi Gunder, 1928 (Euphydryas) ssp. x. variicolor Baughman & Murphy, 1998 (Euphydryas)

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.
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

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