Speyeria atlantis atlantis (Edwards, 1863)

Dunford, James C., 2009, Taxonomic overview of the greater fritillary genus Speyeria Scudder and the atlantis - hesperis species complexes, with species accounts, type images, and relevant literature (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Insecta Mundi 2009 (90), pp. 1-74 : 27

Speyeria atlantis atlantis (Edwards, 1863)

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[see species account for S. atlantis ]

Locality data associated with specimens examined. CT: Litchfield; IA: Winneshiek; IL: Cook; IN: Lake, Vanderburgh; MA: Berkshire, Middlesex, Worcester; MD: Garrett; ME: Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Washington, York; MI: Antrim, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Emmet, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Jackson, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Ontonagon, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Schoolcraft; MN: Aitkin, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, Sherburne, St. Louis; NH: Carroll, Coos, Grafton, Hillsborough, Rockingham; NJ: Morris; NY: Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington; OH: Delaware; PA: Allegheny, Berks, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Erie, Forest, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Potter, Somerset, Sullivan, Tioga, Warren; RI: Providence; VT: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orleans, Windham, Windsor; WI: Marquette, Bayfield, Burnett, Door, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Oneida, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Shawano, Vilas; WV: Grant, Monongalia, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, Webster. Canadian provincial records include (some of these records were taken from specimens formerly applied to S. atlantis canadensis ): Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec.

Figures

Figure 16-20. Type images for Speyeria spp.; dorsal, ventral, and label images. 16) Speyeria callippe lectotype, described as Argynnis callippe, male, NMNH. 17) Speyeria egleis neotype, described as Argynnis egleis, female, NMNH. 18) Speyeria adiaste lectotype, described as Argynnis Adiante, female, NMNH. This specimen is not recognized as the name bearing type. 19) Speyeria adiaste lectotype, described as Argynnis Adiaste, male, CMNH. 20) Speyeria atlantis atlantis lectotype, described as Argynnis Atlantis, male, CMNH. Images 16-18 by Robert Robbins; 19-20 by James C. Dunford.

Figure 21-25. Type images for Speyeria spp.; dorsal, ventral, and label images. 21) Speyeria atlantis canadensis lectotype, described as Argynnis atlantis canadensis, male, AMNH. Now synonymized under Speyeria atlantis (Scott et al. 1998). 22) Speyeria atlantis hollandi holotype, described as Argynnis atlantis Hollandi, male, CNIC. 23) Speyeria atlantis sorocko holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis sorocko, male, AMNH. 24) Speyeria atlantis pahasapa holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis pahasapa, male, AMNH.25) Speyeria hesperis neotype, described as Argynnis Hesperis, male, CMNH. Images 21 and 23-25 by James C. Dunford; 22 by Norbert Kondla.