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Limenitis arthemis (Drury 1775)

Limenitis astyanax (Fabricius 1775) currently viewed as a subspecies of L. arthemis

Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Containing group: Limenitis

Other Names for Limenitis arthemis (Drury 1775)

References

Mullen SP. 2006. Wing pattern evolution and the origins of mimicry among North American admiral butterflies (Nymphalidae: Limenitis). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39: 747-758.

Platt AP. 1983. Evolution of North American butterflies (Limenitis: Nymphalidae). Bull. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 29: 10-22.

Platt AP, Rawson GW, and Balogh G. 1978. Inter-specific hybridization involving Limenitis archippus and its congeneric species (Nymphalidae). J. Lepid. Soc. 32: 289-303.

Prudic, K. L. and J. C. Oliver. 2008. Once a Batesian mimic, not always a Batesian mimic: mimic reverts back to ancestral phenotype when the model is absent. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 275:1125-1132.

Title Illustrations
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Location Tyler State Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Butterfly
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Copyright © 2005 Mike Parker
Scientific Name Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Location Landenberg, Pennsylvania, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Something Purple This Way Comes
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Copyright © 2006 Marty DeAngelo
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