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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Heliconians and Fritillaries (Heliconiinae) » Fritillaries (Argynnini) » Greater Fritillaries (Speyeria) » Mormon Fritillary - Hodges#4461 (Speyeria mormonia) » Speyeria mormonia eurynome

Subspecies Speyeria mormonia eurynome

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Butterfly ID assistance... - Speyeria mormonia - male Mormon Fritillary - Speyeria mormonia - male Speyeria mormonia? - Speyeria mormonia - female Fritillary Butterfly Wyoming - Speyeria mormonia - male Fritillary - Speyeria mormonia - female Zerene Fritillary? - Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary - Speyeria mormonia Unknown Butterfly - Speyeria mormonia
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)
Tribe Argynnini (Fritillaries)
Genus Speyeria (Greater Fritillaries)
Species mormonia (Mormon Fritillary - Hodges#4461)
Subspecies eurynome (Speyeria mormonia eurynome)
Explanation of Names
Subspecies name is from Greek mythology: Eurynome (Εὐρυνόμη) was the Titan goddess of water-meadows and pasturelands, and one of the elder Oceanides, that is, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys (Wikipedia--Eurynome).
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 11 August, 2009 - 5:59pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 27 December, 2011 - 8:46am

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