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Comstock's silverspot

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Subspecies of butterfly

Comstock's silverspot
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Speyeria
Species: S. callippe
Subspecies: S. c. comstocki
Trinomial name
Speyeria callippe comstocki
Gunder, 1925

Comstock's silverspot (Speyeria callippe comstocki) is a subspecies of silverspot butterfly ranging from northern California to Baja Mexico. Populations are near extirpation in the Santa Monica Mountains and it is now rare in the San Gabriel Mountains. The larvae feed on Johnny jumpup (Viola pedunculata). It is a very close relative of the endangered callippe silverspot butterfly (Speyeria callippe callippe), which is another subspecies of Speyeria callippe. Intermediate populations between these subspecies are fairly widespread.

References

  1. Butterflies of America access date Oct 20 2009 http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/speyeria_callippe_comstocki.htm
  2. NatureServe access date Oct 20 2009 http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Speyeria+callippe+callippe
Taxon identifiers
Speyeria callippe comstocki


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