Melitaeini
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Wahlberg N, Brower AVZ, and Nylin S. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae ((Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on three gene sequences. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 86: 227-251.
Wahlberg, N. & Freitas, A. V. 2007 Colonization of and radiation in South America by butterflies in the subtribe Phyciodina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44, 1257-1272.
Wahlberg N, and Zimmermann M. 2000. Pattern of phylogenetic relationships among members of the tribe Melitaeini (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Cladistics 16: 347-363.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Melitaea athalia |
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| Location | Ekebo, Julita, Sweden |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Melitaea athalia - wing underside |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2004 Leif |
| Scientific Name | Phyciodes tharos |
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| Location | Taltree Arboretum & Garden, Porter Co., Indiana, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Phyciodes tharos |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2006 destabee |
| Scientific Name | Chlosyne nycteis |
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| Location | Eno River State Park, Orange County, North Carolina, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Silvery Checkerspot |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright |
© 2005 Patrick Coin
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About This Page
Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 25 September 2006
- Content changed 11 March 2007
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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2007. Melitaeini . Version 11 March 2007 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Melitaeini/70213/2007.03.11 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
