Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1889. The fossil butterflies of Florissant. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior 8(1):433-475
Parent taxon: Nymphalinae according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012
See also Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1908 and Scudder 1889
Sister taxa: Aglais, Apanthesis, Doxocopa, Hestina, Junonia, Jupitellia, Limenitis, Lithodryas, Nymphalini, Prodryas
Subtaxa: Nymphalites atavus Nymphalites obscurus Nymphalites scudderi Nymphalites zeuneri
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Croatia (1 collection), Germany (2)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Colorado)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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