Euptoieta

Euptoieta Doubleday, [1848]

Euptoieta Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 168; TS: Papilio claudia Cramer

Eupetoieta[sic, Euptoieta]; Godman & Salvin, [1882], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 174
Euptoieta; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Euptoieta (Argynnini); [EcuL]; [NL4A], 261; [Wahlberg, 2023]
Euptoieta (Euptoietina); Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295

Euptoieta claudia (Cramer, [1775])

Rocky Mountains - E.USA, S.USA, Mexico, West Indies, .... See [maps] Variegated Fritillary

Papilio claudia Cramer, [1775]; Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 109, pl. 69, f. E, F; TL: Jamaica

Eupetoieta[sic] claudia; Godman & Salvin, [1882], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 174
Euptoieta claudia; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 671; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 12; [NACL], #4447; [NAB], 542; [BOW]: pl. 13, f. 21; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2297; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA] ; [GALEPS]

500x676 (~64Kb) upperside USA, Texas, Grapevine, 15-18.6.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen	600x677 (~111Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 3.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela	900x998 (~121Kb) underside USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 3.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
900x733 (~110Kb) USA: LepSoc field trip to Patagonia region, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 3.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela	1300x861 (~195Kb) upperside USA: Alabama, 22.7.2000, Photo © Vitaly Charny	1068x1250 (~152Kb) underside USA: Alabama, 5.6.2006, Photo © Vitaly Charny
1267x1000 (~190Kb) USA: Alabama, 30.9.2006, Photo © Vitaly Charny

E. c. claudia Jamaica

Papilio clausius Herbst, 1798; in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 9: 189, pl. 257, f. 3-4 (repl. Papilio claudia Cramer, [1775]); TL: Jamaica
- = ; [NL4A], #2297a
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295
Papilio thais Doubleday, [1848]; Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 170 (Jones)
- = ; [NL4A], #2297a (nom. nud.)
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295 (nom. nud.)

Euptoieta claudia claudia; [NL4A], #2297a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

E. c. daunius (Herbst, 1798) Nebraska, Arkansas, Florida, ...

Papilio daunius Herbst, 1798; in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 9: 184, pl. 256, f. 1-2; TL: "East Indies"
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295
Papilio mariamne Scudder, 1889; Butts eastern U.S. Canada 1: 519
- = ; [NL4A], #2297b (nom. nud.)
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295 (nom. nud.)
Euptoieta claudia tr. f. dodgei Gunder, 1927; Ent. News. 38 (5): 135, pl. 2, f. 6; TL: near Scribner, Dodge Co., Nebraska
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295
- = ; [NL4A], #2297b
Euptoieta claudia tr.f. fumosa Field, 1936; J. Ent. Zool. 28 (2): 22; TL: Hatfield, Arkansas
- = ; [NL4A], #2297b
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295
Euptoieta claudia tr.f. albaclaudia Field, 1936; J. Ent. Zool. 28 (2): 23; TL: Miami, Florida
- = ; [NL4A], #2297b
- = Euptoieta claudia; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295

Euptoieta claudia albiclaudia; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta claudia daunius; [NL4A], #2297b; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Euptoieta claudia fumosa; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

Euptoieta poasina Schaus, 1913

Costa Rica, Panama?. See [maps]

Eupetoieta[sic] poasina Schaus, 1913; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1913 (3): 343, pl. 51, f. 2; TL: Costa Rica, Poas

Euptoieta bogotana poasina; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta claudia poasina; [BCR]: 182, pl. 32
Euptoieta poasina; [NL4A], #2301; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Euptoieta hortensia (Blanchard, 1852)

Chile, Argentina. See [maps]

Argynnis hortensia Blanchard, 1852; in Gay, Hist. Chile, (Zool.) 7: 24; TL: Chile
Argynnis valdiviana Philippi, 1859; An. Univ. Chile 16 (12): 1088
- = ; [NL4A], #2299
Argynnis valdiviana Philippi, 1860; Linn. Ent. 14: 265
Euptoieta ramirezi Giacomelli, 1926; Rev. Soc. ent. Argent. 1 (2): 39; TL: Argentina
- = ; [NL4A], #2299
Euptoieta claudia ab. infuscata Hayward, 1940; Ann. Soc. cienc. argent. 129: 43; TL: Argentina
- = ; [NL4A], #2299

Euptoieta claudia hortensia;
Euptoieta hortensia ramirezi; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta hortensia; [NL4A], #2299; Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014, Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63: 19 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Euptoieta ramirezi; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Issoria cytheris valdiviana; [LepIndex]; [CoL]

Euptoieta sunides (Hewitson, 1877)

Ecuador. See [maps]

Argynnis sunides Hewitson, 1877; Equat. Lepid. Buckley (5): 89; TL: Ecuador, [Jima]
Euptoieta hegemone Dognin, 1891; Lépid. Loja 2: 34
- = ; [NL4A], #2302 (nom. nud.)

Argynnis sunides; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Euptoieta claudia sunides; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta hegemone; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Euptoieta sunides; [EcuL]; [NL4A], #2302; [BOA]

Euptoieta bogotana Staudinger, 1885

Colombia. See [maps]

Euptoieta bogotana Staudinger, 1885; in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (10): 90; TL: Colombia
Euptoieta colombia Strecker, 1899; Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 2: 3; TL: Colombia
- = ; [NL4A], #2296

Euptoieta bogotana; [NL4A], #2296; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Euptoieta hegesia (Cramer, [1779])

S.USA - CA, West Indies. See [maps] Mexican Fritillary

Papilio hegesia Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): pl. 209, f. E; TL: "Amerique septentrionale, Novelle-York, Yamaique" [Jamaica]
Papilio columbina Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 148
- = ; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 296

Eupetoieta[sic] hegesia; Godman & Salvin, [1882], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 175
Euptoieta hegesia; Godman & Salvin, [1901], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 671; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 12; [NACL], #4448; [NAB], 643; [BOW]: pl. 13, f. 22; Schappert & Shore, 1998, J. Lep. Soc. 52 (1): 9-39; [Phil Schappert]; [Opler]; [NL4A], #2298; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 295; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]

481x737 (~29Kb) ♀ near Oracabessa, North coast of Jamaica, July 1991 (on Lantana), Photo © Phil Schappert

E. h. hegesia Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Republic

Euptoieta hegesia karibica Stichel, 1938; in Bryk, Lepid. Cat. 86: 111; TL: Cuba
- = ; [NL4A], #2298a
Euptoieta hegesia domingensis Cucurullo, 1959; ; TL: Dominican Republic
- = ; [NL4A], #2298a

Euptoieta hegesia hegesia; [NL4A], #2298a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

E. h. meridiania Stichel, 1938 S.USA, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Brazil(Espírito Santo)

Euptoieta hegesia meridiania Stichel, 1938; in Bryk, Lepid. Cat. 86: 111; TL: Brazil, Espírito Santo
Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni Comstock, 1944; Sci. Survey Porto Rico and Virgin Is. 12 (1): 446; TL: Escuiñapa, Sinaloa, Mexico
- = ; [NL4A], #2298b; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 296

Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni; [BCR]: 182, pl. 32; [NACL], #4448a; [EcuL]; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta hegesia meridiania; [NL4A], #2298b; Pelham, 2008, J. Res. Lepid. 40: 296; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

E. h. watsoni Comstock, 1944 Puerto Rico

Euptoieta hegesia watsoni Comstock, 1944; Sci. Survey Porto Rico and Virgin Is. 12 (1): 444; TL: Puerto Rico

Euptoieta hegesia watsoni; [NL4A], #2298c; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Euptoieta perdistincta Hall, 1930

Peru. See [maps]

Euptoieta perdistincta Hall, 1930; Entomologist 63: 157; TL: Peru
Brenthis hana Clark, 1936; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 83 (2983): 257, pl. 22, f. 7-8; TL: Peru
- = ; [NL4A], #2300

Brenthis hanako; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Euptoieta claudia perdistincta; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta perdistincta; [NL4A], #2300; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Euptoieta thekla Hall, 1919

Bolivia. See [maps]

Euptoieta claudia var. thekla Hall, 1919; Entomologist 52: 195; TL: Bolivia
Euptoieta thekla Weeks, 1905; Ill. diurnal Lepid. [1]: 28
- = ; [NL4A], #2303 (nom. nud.)

Euptoieta claudia thekla; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Euptoieta thekla; [NL4A], #2303; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]

Euptoieta sp.

Peru. See [maps]

Euptoieta ; Lamas, MS
Euptoieta sp.; [NL4A], #2304

Papilio bellona Fabricius, 1781; Spec. Ins. 2: 111
- = ?Boloria bellona;

Papilio (Danaus) nigro-signatus Goeze, 1779; Ent. Beyträge 3 (1): 183

Papilio mariannae Smith, 1797; [ ?? not found]

Papilio columbina Herbst, 1798; in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 9: 182

References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[Phil Schappert]
Dr. Phil Schappert; Zoology, University of Texas; e-mail: Phil Schappert; http://www.esb.utexas.edu/philjs/
[Tero Piirainen] Tampere, Finland
e-mail: Tero Piirainen
[Vitaly Charny]
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Benyamini, Ugarte, Shapiro, Mielke, Pyrcz & Bálint, 2014
An updated list of the butterflies of Chile (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) including distribution, flight period and conservation status. Part I, Comprising the families: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nympalidae (in part) and Hesperiidae. Describing a new species of Hypsochila (Pieridae) and a new subspecies of Yramea modesta (Nymphalidae) Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Chile 63 : 9-31
Clark, 1936
Notes on the butterflies of the genus Enodia and description of a new fritillary from Peru Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 83 (2983) : 251-259, pl. 22
Comstock, 1944
Insects of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands Sci. Survey Porto Rico and Virgin Is. 12 (1) : 421-622
Cramer, [1775]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 1 (1-7): 1-132, pl. 1-84 (1775), (8): 133-155, pl. 85-96 (1776)
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Dognin, 1891
Lépidoptères de Loja et environs (Equateur). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles Lépid. Loja 2: 27-65, pl. 3-6 (1891), 3: 69-99, pl. 7-10 (1894), 4: 103-116, pl. 11-12 (1896)
Doubleday, [1848]
The genera of diurnal Lepidoptera, comprising their generic characters, a notice of their habitats and transformations, and a catalogue of the species of each genus; illustrated with 86 plates by W. C. Hewitson Gen. diurn. Lep. (1): 1-18, pl. A, 1-4 (1-2) (1846), (1): 19-132, pl. 4*, 18*, 5-25, 28 (3-14) (1847), (1): 133-200, pl. 1*, 26, 27, 29 (15-23) (1848), (1): pl. 31-44 (15-23) (1848), (1): 201-242, pl. 30, 45-52, 56-58, 60-62, 64 (24-31) (1849), (1): 243-250 [?], (2): 243-326, pl. 53-55, 63, 65, 66 (32-38) (1850), (2): 327-466, pl. 59, 67-77 (39-50) (1851), (2): 467-534, 143, 144, pl. 78-80 (Index) (51-54) (1852)
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52 : 1-723
Fabricius, 1781
Species Insectorum Exhibentes Eorum Differentia Specifica, Synonyma Auctorum, Loca Natalia, Metamorphosin Adiectis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Tom II Spec. Ins. 2 : 1-494 (1781), : 495-514 (appendix), 515-517 (index) ([1782])
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
Godman & Salvin, [1882]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. Vol. 1. (1879-1886) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 1: 1-487, 3: pl. 1-24,24a,25-112
Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
Goeze, 1779
Entomologische Beyträge zu des Ritter Linné zwölften Ausgabe des Natursystems Ent. Beyträge 3 (1) : 1-390
Gunder, 1927
New transition forms of "abs" and their classification Ent. News. 38 (5) : 129-138, pl. 2
Hall, 1919
Descriptions of twelve new Nymphaline butterflies Entomologist 52 : 195-200
Hall, 1930
New forms of Nymphalidae (Rhopalocera) in the collection of the British Museum Entomologist 63 : 156-160
Hayward, 1940
Ninfálidos argentidos. Notas adicionales Ann. Soc. cienc. argent. 129 : 43-47
Herbst, 1798
Natursystem aller bekannten in- und auslandischen Insekten als eine Fortsetzun der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte in Jablonsky, Naturs. Schmett. 9 : 1-206, pl. 231-260
Hewitson, 1877
Equatorial Lepidoptera collected by Mr Buckley Equat. Lepid. Buckley (1): 1-16, (2): 17-32, (3): 33-48, (4): 49-80 (1870), (5): 81-96 (1877)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Pelham, 2008
A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada J. Res. Lepid. 40 : 1-652
Philippi, 1859
Descripción de algunas nuevas especies de mariposas chilenas, principalmente de la Provincia de Valdivia An. Univ. Chile 16 (12) : 1088-1114
Philippi, 1860
Beschreibung einiger neuer Chilenischer Schmetterlinge Linn. Ent. 14 : 265-297
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
[EcuL]; Racheli & Racheli, 2001
An annotated list of Ecuadorian Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae) Frag. ent. 33 (2) : 213-380
Schappert & Shore, 1998
Ecology, population biology and mortality of Euptoieta hegesia Cramer (Nymphalidae) on Jamaica J. Lep. Soc. 52 (1) : 9-39
Schaus, 1913
New Species of Rhopalocera from Costa Rica Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1913 (3) : 339-367, pl. 50-54
Scudder, 1889
The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada, with special reference to New England Butts eastern U.S. Canada 1: 1-766, 2: 767-1774, 3: 1775-1958, pl. 1-89
Staudinger, 1885
Exotische Tagfalter in sysmatischer Reihenfolge mit Berücksichtigung neuer Arten in Staudinger & Schatz, Exot. Schmett. 1 (1): 3-6, pl. 1-5 (1884), (2): 7-10, pl. 6-10 (1884), (3): 11-14, pl. 11-15 (1884), (4): 15-22, pl. 16-20 (1884), (5): 23-30, pl. 21-25 (1884), (6): 31-38, pl. 26-30 (1884), (7): 39-46, pl. 31-35 (1885), (8): 47-58, pl. 30-40 (1885), (9): 59-82, pl. 41-50 (1885), (10): 83-102, pl. 51-60 (1885), (11): 103-122, pl. 61-65 (1886), (12): 123-138, pl. 66-70 (1886), (13): 139-158, pl. 71-75 (1886), (14): 159-174, pl. 76-80 (1886), (15): 175-194, pl. 81-85 (1887), (16): 195-214, pl. 86-90 (1887), (17): 215-234, pl. 91-95 (1887), (18): 235-270, pl. 96-98 (1888), (19): 1-2,271-333, pl. 99-100 (1888)
Stichel, 1938
Nymphalidae I: Subfam.: Dioninae, Anetiinae, Apaturinae in Bryk, Lepid. Cat. 86 : 1-374
Strecker, 1899
Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic Lep. Rhopal. Het., Suppl. 2 : 1-11
[BCR]; DeVries, 1987
Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae The Butterflies of Costa Rica 1
Weeks, 1905
Illustrations of diurnal Lepidoptera with descriptions Ill. diurnal Lepid. [1] : 1-117, pl. 1-45

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