Speyeria hesperis schellbachi Garth, 1949

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 : 41-42

Speyeria hesperis schellbachi Garth, 1949

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Speyeria atlantis schellbachi Garth, 1949: 1 .

Speyeria hesperis schellbachi Garth [ Scott et al. 1998].

Common name. Schellbach’s fritillary.

Type deposited. Holotype at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County ( Figure 43 ).

Type locality. Neal Spring, north rim of Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. Type label data. I have not examined the label data associated with this specimen.

Identification, taxonomy, and variation. Adults are bright orange-yellow dorsally and dark basally. Adult wingspan ranges from 50-60 mm. This subspecies somewhat resembles S. h. chitone but is always silver on the ventral hindwing spots.

Range. Kaibab Plateau, near the Grand Canyon, Arizona.

Life history. Adults are active in secluded draws along springs.

Figures

Figure 41-45. Type images for Speyeria spp.; dorsal, ventral, and label images. 41) Speyeria hesperis electa lectotype, described as Argynnis Electa, male, CMNH. 42) Speyeria hesperis nikias lectotype, described as Argynnis nikias, male, CMNH. Now synonymized under Speyeria hesperis electa (Scott et al. 1998). 43) Speyeria hesperis schellbachi holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis schellbachi, male, LACM. 44) Speyeria hesperis nausicaa lectotype, described as Argynnis Nausicaa, male, CMNH. 45) Speyeria hesperis dorothea holotype, described as Speyeria atlantis dorothea, male, AMNH. Images 41-42 and 44-45 by James C. Dunford; 43 by Weiping Xie.