Lemonias mormo, earliest image.

Apodemia mormo

Familia: Riodinidae
Subfamilia: Riodininae
Tribus: Emesidini
Genus: Apodemia
Species: Apodemia mormo
Species: (10) per Lamas, 2004.
A. m. autumnalis – A. m. cythera – A. m. dialeuca – A. m. langei – A. m. mormo – A. m. parva – A. m. tuolumnensis

Name

Apodemia mormo (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1859).

Type locality: USA, Nevada, Washoe County, Pyramid Lake.

Syntype: male, Utah, images.

References

• Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H., 1918. Notes and New Species. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4(2): 61-212. pls 11-25. Reference page. 

• Behr, H.H., 1865. On Californian Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Californian Academy of natural Sciences 32: 178-179. (January). BHL Reference page. 

• Boisduval, J. B., 1869. Lépidopères de la Californie. Annales de la Société entomologique de Belgique 12: 5–28, 37-94. BHL1; BHL2. Reference page. 

• Comstock, J.A. 1939. A new Apodemia from California (Lepidopt.). Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 37(3): 129–132, pl.50. [20 Jan 1939]. BHL Reference page. 

• Edwards, W. H., 1873. Descriptions of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States. Trans, Amer. Ent. Soc. 4 (4): 343–348. BHL. Reference page. 

• Edwards, W. H., 1882. Description Of New Species Of Butterflies Found In The United States. Papilio 2(3): 45–49. BHL. Reference page. 

• Emmel, J.F. & Emmel, T.C., 1998. Two New Geographically Resatricted Subspecies of Apodemia mormo (Lep.: Riodinidae) from the Vicinity of San Bernadino, California. In Systematics of Western North American Butterflies. 67: 795-800. Reference page. 

• Felder, C. & Felder, R. [1859]. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. Part 3. Wien ents. Monats. 3(6): 178–186, 263-273, pls.3,4; 3(11): 321–328. Reference page. 

• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1865–75. Rhopalocera. In Reise der Osterreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in der Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 under den Befehlen Commadore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Abtheilung. Vienna, 549 pp., 140 pls. Text. Plates. Reference page. 

• Lamas, G. 2004. Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol. 5A. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439p. Reference page. 

• Opler, P.A. & Powell, J.A., 1962. Taxonomic and Distributional Studies on the western components of the Apodemia mormo complex (Riodinidae). Journal of the Lepidopterological Society 15(3): 145–171. BHL Reference page. 

• Stichel, H. 1910–1911. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Riodinidae in Wytsman, P. 1866–1925. Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 112: 1–452, 27 pls. BHL: text, plates.Reference page.