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Papilio. New Series

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Papilio (New Series), an entomology journal, is a scientific journal that covers the systematics and taxonomy and biology of butterflies, mostly from Colorado. There are about 700 species of butterflies in North America and about 270 in Colorado, New discoveries are made every year on the Colorado species. Systematics is the study of the kinds of butterflies that exist on our planet, and taxonomy involves the names of butterflies, including the description and naming of species new to science. Papilio (New Series) started in 1981 to name the butterflies in single publications. This digital collection includes the single issues as they are published.

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    Argynnis (Speyeria) nokomis nokomis: geographic variation, metapopulations, and the origin of spurious specimens (Nymphalidae)
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014) Fisher, Michael S., author; Scott, James A., author; James A. Scott, publisher
    Geographic variation in wing pattern within ssp. nokomis is documented across its range from northern New Mexico to southern Colorado and southeastern Utah and northeastern Arizona. This variation allows one to pinpoint the origin of collected specimens within that range, and defines the maximum possible areas of metapopulations. All of the numerous specimens of ssp. nokomis labeled from Ernest Oslar from southwestern and central Colorado, including the mislabeled neotype, are actually part of a hundred nokomis collected by Wilmatte and Theodore Cockerell from Beulah, New Mexico, so that is the true nokomis type locality. Ssp. tularosa is an invalid synonym because it is identical to Beulah ssp. nokomis, the provenance of all specimens is dubious as all were mislabeled from Sacramento Mts. but evidently actually collected at Beulah by the Cockerells or Henry Skinner, the purported altitude is too low, known collectors did not find it at the mislabeled Sacramento Mts. sites when it supposedly occurred there, numerous other mislabeled nokomis exist, and the only valid specimens from those mountains are another subspecies coerulescens.
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    Geographic variation and new taxa of western North American butterflies, especially from Colorado
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2008-12-03) Garhart, Matthew C., author; Stout, Todd, author; Kondla, Norbert G., author; Spomer, Stephen M., author; Fisher, Michael S., author; Scott, James A., author; Wright, David M., author; Marrone, Gary M., author; James A. Scott, publisher
    Michael Fisher is currently updating the 1957 book Colorado Butterflies, by F. Martin Brown, J. Donald Eff, and Bernard Rotger (Fisher 2005a, 2005b, 2006). This project has emphasized the necessity of naming certain butterflies in Colorado and vicinity that are distinctive, but currently have no name, as part of our goal of applying correct species/subspecies names to all Colorado butterflies. Eleven of those distinctive butterflies are named here, in the genera Anthocharis, Neominois, Asterocampa, Argynnis (Speyeria), Euphydryas, Lycaena, and Hesperia. New life histories are reported for species or subspecies of Neominois & Oeneis & Euphydryas & Lycaena that were recently described or recently elevated in status. Lycaena florus differs in hostplant, egg morphology, and somewhat in a seta on 1st-stage larvae. We also report the results of research elsewhere in North America that was needed to determine which of the current subspecies names should be applied to other butterflies in Colorado, in the genera Anthocharis, Neominois, Apodemia, Callophrys, Atlides, Euphilotes, PlebeJus, Polites, & Hylephila. This research has added additional species to the total of Colorado butterflies. Nomenclatural problems in Colorado Lycaena & Callophrys are settled with lectotypes and designations of type localities and two pending petitions to suppress toxotaxa. Difficulties with the ICZN Code in properly applying names to clines are explored, and new terminology is given to some necessary biological solutions.
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    New taxa and geographic variation of western North American butterflies: based on specimens in the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Colorado State University
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017-05) Scott, James A., author; Davenport, Ken E., author; Kondla, Norbert G., author; Opler, Paul A., author; Fisher, Michael S., author; James A. Scott, publisher
    During the two winters of 2016-2017, Scott volunteered to curate the butterflies in the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity (CSUC), at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. After more than 700 hours of identifying and sorting ~30,000 butterflies, all are arranged by species and identifiable subspecies, except for various tropical and Palearctic groups beyond Scott's expertise. Studying the specimens revealed some unnamed (identifiable) subspecies, and documented the geographic variation of many species. New research discoveries are reported here.
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    New western North American butterflies
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 1998-02-20) Fisher, Michael S., author; Scott, James A., author; James A. Scott, publisher
    New subspecies and other geographic taxa from western U.S. are described and named.
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    Taxonomic studies and new taxa of North American butterflies
    (Colorado State University. Libraries, 2006-04-28) Spomer, Stephen M., author; Guppy, Crispin S., author; Kohler, Steve, author; Kondla, Norbert G., author; Fisher, Michael S., author; Scott, James A., author; Schmidt, B. Chris, author; James A. Scott, publisher
    New diversity is reported and discussed among North American butterflies. Several dozen new taxa are named. A new "sibling" species has been found to occur throughout the Rocky Mts., introducing a new butterfly species to most states in western U.S. and to southern Alberta and BC. Several taxa of Colias, Euphydryas, Lycaena, and Plebejus are raised to species status. Many name changes are made, and many taxa are switched between species to create several dozen new combinations. The relevance of species concepts to difficult groups of butterflies is explored.