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Melitaeini Newman 1869

Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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taxon links [up-->]Euphydryas [up-->]Gnathotriche [up-->]Higginsius [up-->]Phyciodina [up-->]Melitaea [up-->]Chlosyne-group [down<--]Nymphalinae Interpreting the tree
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Containing group: Nymphalinae

References

Wahlberg N, Brower AVZ, and Nylin S. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae ((Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on three gene sequences. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 86: 227-251.

Wahlberg, N. & Freitas, A. V. 2007 Colonization of and radiation in South America by butterflies in the subtribe Phyciodina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44, 1257-1272.

Wahlberg N, and Zimmermann M. 2000. Pattern of phylogenetic relationships among members of the tribe Melitaeini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Cladistics 16: 347-363.

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Scientific Name Melitaea athalia
Location Ekebo, Julita, Sweden
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Melitaea athalia - wing underside
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2004 Leif
Scientific Name Phyciodes tharos
Location Taltree Arboretum & Garden, Porter Co., Indiana, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Phyciodes tharos
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2006 destabee
Scientific Name Chlosyne nycteis
Location Eno River State Park, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Silvery Checkerspot
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2005 Patrick Coin
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Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland


Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2007. Melitaeini Newman 1869. Version 11 March 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Melitaeini/70213/2007.03.11 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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