Speyeria atlantis pahasapa Spomer, Scott, and Kondla, 1998

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 : 29

Speyeria atlantis pahasapa Spomer, Scott, and Kondla, 1998

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Speyeria atlantis pahasapa Spomer, Scott, and Kondla, 1998: 13 .

Common name. Dakota fritillary.

Type deposited. Holotype at American Museum of Natural History ( Figure 24 ).

Type locality. Deerfield Reservoir, Black Hills, Pennington County, South Dakota.

Type label data. “ HOLOTYPE; Speyeria atlantis pahasapa [male] Spomer, Scott, & Kondla 1998 ; SD: Pennington Co. Deerfield Reservoir 13 July 1990 leg. S. M. Spomer”.

Identification, taxonomy, and variation. This subspecies is similar to S. h. hollandi, but the hindwing disc is much darker (blackish-brown). Adult wingspan is on average 60 mm. Forms of this subspecies may have been referred to as Speyeria atlantis lurana dos Passos and Grey in the past.

Range. Black Hills, South Dakota.

Life history. Nothing could be gleaned from the literature.

Figures

Figure 21-25. Type images for Speyeria spp.; dorsal, ventral, and label images. 21) Speyeria atlantis canadensis lectotype, described as Argynnis atlantis canadensis, male, AMNH. Now synonymized under Speyeria atlantis (Scott et al. 1998). 22) Speyeria atlantis hollandi holotype, described as Argynnis atlantis Hollandi, male, CNIC. 23) Speyeria atlantis sorocko holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis sorocko, male, AMNH. 24) Speyeria atlantis pahasapa holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis pahasapa, male, AMNH.25) Speyeria hesperis neotype, described as Argynnis Hesperis, male, CMNH. Images 21 and 23-25 by James C. Dunford; 22 by Norbert Kondla.