NOTES ON TWO NOVA SCOTIA BUTTERFLIES

Phyciodes tharos var. arctica Dos Passos. This recently described Newfoundland race (1935, Can. Ent. LXVII, 87) was differentiated from the typical form largly on the strength of the more orange coloration of the underside, especially of the hindwings, the author stating it to be “zinc orange” as co...

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Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: McDunnough, J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1935
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent67211-10
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00080093
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Summary:Phyciodes tharos var. arctica Dos Passos. This recently described Newfoundland race (1935, Can. Ent. LXVII, 87) was differentiated from the typical form largly on the strength of the more orange coloration of the underside, especially of the hindwings, the author stating it to be “zinc orange” as compared with the “naples yellow” of tharos proper.

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