Vanessa amerindica
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Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Nymphalinae
Tribus: Nymphalini
Genus: Vanessa
Species: †Vanessa amerindica
Name[edit]
Vanessa amerindica Miller & Brown, 1989.
Type locality: USA, Colorado, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Holotype: FMNH.
References[edit]
Primary references[edit]
- Miller, J.Y. & Brown, F.M. 1989. A new oligocene fossil butterfly, Vanessa †amerindica (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), from the Florissant Formation, Colorado. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 126: 1–9. PDF. Reference page.
Additional references[edit]
- Vane-Wright, R.I. & Hughes, H.W.D. 2007. Did a member of the Vanessa indica complex (Nymphalidae) formerly occur in North America? Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 61(4): 199–212. PDF. Reference page.