Speyeria hesperis elko

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Heliconiinae
Tribus: Argynnini
Genus: Speyeria
Species: Speyeria hesperis
Subspecies: Speyeria hesperis elko

Name

Speyeria hesperis elko Austin, 1983

Type locality: USA, Nevada, Elko County, Owyhee River Valley, Wild Horse Creek Campground, ca. 10 miles S of Mountain City.

Holotype: NSM. male ♂. 8.VII.1978. leg. G.T. Austin.

Synonyms

• Speyeria atlantis elko Austin, 1983
• Argynnis atlantis elko (Austin, 1983)
• Speyeria hesperis elko Austin, 1983

References

• Austin, G.T. 1983: A new subspecies of Speyeria atlantis (Edwards)(Nymphalidae) from the Great Basin of Nevada. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 37(3): 244–248. Full article: [1].