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Pyrrhogyra neaerea (Linnaeus 1758) described in Papilio

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: Pyrrhogyra

Introduction

A widespread neotropical species, ranging from Mexico to the Guianas and Paraguay.

Characteristics

A white-banded species with more rounded forewing apices than P. amphiro.

Other Names for Pyrrhogyra neaerea (Linnaeus 1758) described in Papilio

Papilio tiphus Linnaeus 1758 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Nymphalis typha Godart 1824 unnecessary replacement name
Pyrrhogyra docella Herrich-Schäffer 1865 unavailable - nomen nudum
Pyrrhogyra docella Möschler 1877 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Pyrrhogyra neaerea f. reducta A. Hall 1930 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Pyrrhogyra neaerea ab. melanotica Talbot 1932 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.2)
Pyrrhogyra arge Gosse 1880 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra argina Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra hypensor Godman & Salvin 1884 currently viewed as a subspecies
Corybas otolais Boisduval 1870 unavailable junior homonym of C. otolais H. W. Bates, 1864
Pyrrhogyra neaerea ollius Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of P. neaerea hypensor
Pyrrhogyra kheili Fruhstorfer 1908 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra ophni Butler 1870 currently viewed as a subspecies
Pyrrhogyra catharina Staudinger 1886 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of P. neaerea ophni
Pyrrhogyra susarion Fruhstorfer 1912 currently viewed as a subspecies

References

Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Neild, A.F.E. (1996) The Butterflies of Venezuela. Part I: Nymphalidae I (Limenitidinae, Apaturinae, Charaxinae), Meridian Publications, Greenwich, U. K.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Pyrrhogyra neaerea arge
Location	PARAGUAY: Itapua
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Regis Nossent
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	ventral
Source	Neaerea Redring (Pyrrhogyra neaerea)
Source Collection	Neotropical Butterflies
Copyright	© 2005 Regis Nossent

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 24 July 2011
Content changed 24 July 2011

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Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2011. Pyrrhogyra neaerea (Linnaeus 1758) described in Papilio. Version 24 July 2011 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Pyrrhogyra_neaerea/86693/2011.07.24 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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