Cercyonis meadii

Cercyonis meadii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Cercyonis
Species:
C. meadii
Binomial name
Cercyonis meadii

Cercyonis meadii, or Mead's wood nymph, is a species of brush-footed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae.[1][2] It was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1872 and it is found in North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Cercyonis meadii is 4588.[3]

Subspecies

Four subspecies belong to Cercyonis meadii:

  • Cercyonis meadii alamosa T. Emmel & J. Emmel, 1969 i b (Mead's wood-nymph)
  • Cercyonis meadii damei Barnes & Benjamin, 1926 i
  • Cercyonis meadii meadii (W. H. Edwards, 1872) i g
  • Cercyonis meadii melania (Wind, 1946) i

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cercyonis meadii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. ^ a b "Cercyonis meadii Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Cercyonis meadii". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-05.

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