Speyeria hesperis capitanensis R. Holland , 1988

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 : 43-44

Speyeria hesperis capitanensis R. Holland, 1988

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Speyeria atlantis capitanensis R. Holland, 1988: 2 .

Speyeria hesperis capitanensis R. Holland [ Scott et al. 1998].

Common name. Capitan Mountain fritillary.

Type deposited. Holotype at American Museum of Natural History ( Figure 46 ).

Type locality. Padilla Point, crest of Capitan Ridge, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico.

Type label data. “ HOLOTYPE Speyeria atlantis capitanensis R. Holland; 10.VII.82 leg. RWH Padilla Pt. 9200’ crest of Capitan Mts. Lincoln Co., NM; Figured in Bulletin of the Allyn Museum Number 113 Fig. 2B + 4 Specimen 13664; 13664. RWH S. atlantis ssp”.

Identification, taxonomy, and variation. This subspecies is intermediate phenotypically between S. h. nausicaa and S. h. dorothea, more closely resembling S. h. dorothea. Adult wingspan ranges from 60- 79 mm.

Range. Capitan and Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico.

Life history. I observed adults using roadside flowers for nectar and would use streams as flyways in the Capitan Mountains ( Figure 52 ). Adults were active from mid to late morning hours through the early afternoon.

Figures

Figure 2. Original description and colored illustrations for ‘Idalia’ reproduced from Drury 1773.

Figure 46-48. Type images for Speyeria spp.; dorsal, ventral, and label images. 46) Speyeria hesperis capitanensis holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis capitanensis, male, AMNH. 47) Speyeria hydaspe lectotype, described as Argynnis Hydaspe, male, NMNH. 48) Speyeria mormonia lectotype, described as Argynnis Mormonia, male, NMNH. Image 46 by James C. Dunford; 47-48 by Robert Robbins.

Figure 49-52. Habitat pictures by James C. Dunford. 49) Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mountains, Nevada. 50) Hospital Flat, near Mt. Graham, Pinaleño Mountains, Arizona. 51) Open glade in Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. 52) Roadside flowers, Capitan Mountains, New Mexico.