Nymphalidae
77a0787 –
4539 Biblis aganisa
Boisduval, 1836
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Euphorbiaceae. Host genera: Tragia. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
aganisa Boisduval, 1836 (Biblis) - MONA 1983: [NEW]hyperia of authors; (not Cramer, [1779]) (Papilio) misappl. - MONA 1983: [4539]pasira (Doubleday, [1848]) (Didonis)quautemotzin (Arias, 1968) (Papilio)ququhtemotzin (Arias, 1968) (Miahuaxochitl) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Biblis aganisa Boisduval, 1836, formerly a subspecies of [4539] Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779), is raised to full species status in Zhang et al. (2021). "True" hyperia is extralimital north of Mexico. |
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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.
- 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, 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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