Candidus nicippe, CRAMER, 1779

Chainey, John E., 2005, The species of Papilionidae and Pieridae (Lepidoptera) described by Cramer and Stoll and their putative type material in the Natural History Museum in London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 145 (3), pp. 283-337 : 328

NICIPPE CRAMER, 1779

Pap[ilio] Dan[aus] Cand[idus] nicippe Cramer, 1779: 31 , 176, pl.210, figs C, D [original plate 179, figs B, B]. Virginia (Cornelis van Lennep).

Papilio Danaus Candidus nicippe, Stoll, 1782b: 5 [No. 29].

Material examined. There is one specimen with van Lennep label ‘No. 29. NICIPPE . Cr. III. 210. C. D.’ ( BMNH (E)#665080); it has been re-pinned. Although the upperside is a good match for original plate 179, fig. B, the underside is of the seasonal form with much redder hindwings and tips to the forewings. However, there are two specimens ex Felder collection ( BMNH (E)#665378–9), but without data, that may well be syntypic. Each of these specimens is a better match for original plate 179, fig. B, and given that nicippe was described from material in van Lennep’s collection it is very likely that the van Lennep label has been misassociated .

Current status. Valid species in Abaeis ( Lamas, 2004b) .