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Argynnis mormonia (Boisduval 1869)
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Introduction
One of the smaller western North American fritillaries, ranging from Alaska throughout the montane western U. S. Larvae feed on violets (
Viola). As may be seen from the numerous names applied to this taxon, it is geographically variable.
Other Names for Argynnis mormonia (Boisduval 1869)
- Argynnis astarte W. H. Edwards 1862 invalid junior homonym of A. astarte Doubleday, 1848
- Argynnis montivaga Behr 1864 invalid junior homonym of A. montivaga Behr, 1863, also junior objective synonym of A. arge Strecker, 1878
- Argynnis arge Strecker 1878 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
- Argynnis bischoffii W. H. Edwards 1870 currently viewed as a subspecies
- Argynnis opis W. H. Edwards 1874 currently viewed as a subspecies
- Argynnis bischoffi opis f. jesmondensis McDonnough 1940 unavailable quadrinomen
- Speyeria mormonia jesmondensis dos Passos & Grey 1947 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. mormonia opis
- Argynnis bischoffi washingtonia W. Barnes & McDonnough 1913 currently viewed as a subspecies, A. mormonia washingtonia
- Argynnis eurynome washingtonia f. ranierensis Gunder 1932 unavailable quadrinomen, currently viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia washingtonia
- Argynnis eurynome var. erinna W. H. Edwards 1883 currently viewed as a subspecies, A. mormonia erinna
- Argynnis errina ab. f. cunninghami Owen 1893 unavailable infrasbspecific name, considered to belong to the taxon A. moromina erinna
- Argynnis (Speyeria) mormonia kimimela Marrone, Spomer & J. Scott 2008 currently viewed as a subspecies
- Argynnis eurynome W. H. Edwards 1872 currently viewed as a subspecies of A. mormonia
- Argnnis clio W. H. Edwards 1874 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. mormonia eurynome
- Argynnis eurynome ab. eris Igel 1922 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Argynnis mormonia tr. f. benjamini Gunder 1927 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Argynnis eurynome tr. f. brucei Gunder 1927 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Argynnis eurynome race clio tr. f. gunderi W. D. Field 1936 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Speyeria mormonia eurynome ab. igeli dos Passos & Grey 1947 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Speyeria mormonia eurynome ab. fieldi dos Passos & Grey 1947 unavailable infrasubspecific name; viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia eurynome
- Speyeria mormonia obsidiana J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon 1998 currently viewed as a subspecies of A. mormonia
- Argynnis artonis W. H. Edwards 1881 currently viewed as a subspecies of A. mormonia
- Argynnis eurynome artonis f. rubyensis Gunder 1932 unavailable infrasubspecific name, currently viewed as the same taxon as A. mormonia artonis
- Argynnis mormonia luski Barnes & McDonnough 1913 currently viewed as a subspecies
References
Pelham, J. A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada, with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 40: XIV + 658pp.
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