Anthanassa frisia (Poey 1832) described in Melitaea

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: Anthanassa

Introduction

This species is widely-distributed from Cuba and Jamaica, to the western U. S., southwards through Mexico and Central America to Brazil. It commonly occurs in pastures and disturbed areas (DeVries, 1987).

Other Names for Anthanassa frisia (Poey 1832) described in Melitaea

Eresia gyges Hewitson 1864 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of the nominate subspecies
Phyciodes dubia A. Hall 1929 currently viewed as a subspecies
Eresia hermas Hewitson 1864 currently viewed as a subspecies
Eresia conferta C. Felder & R. Felder 1867 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia hermas
Phyciodes brancodia Schaus 1902 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia hermas
Phyciodes aequatorialis Röber 1913 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia hermas
Phycioldes aequatorialis gisela Röber 1913 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia hermas
Phyciodes taeniata Röber 1913 currently viewed as a subspecies
Melitaea tulcis H. W. Bates 1864 currently viewed as a subspecies
Eresia genigueh Reakirt 1866 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia tulcis
Eresia archesilea R. Felder 1869 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia tulcis
Eresia punctata W. H. Edwards 1870 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym of A. frisia tulcis

References

DeVries, P.J. (1987) The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J.

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

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Anthanassa frisia
Location	COLOMBIA: Cundinamarca, Villavicencio, Bosque Bavaria
Acknowledgements	used by permission, granted to AVZB 5/18/11
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Identified By	Kim Garwood
Life Cycle Stage	adult
View	dorsal
Source	Anthanassa frisia
Source Collection	Flickr
Copyright	© 2010 Mike Chapman

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