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corona Gosse, 1880: 199, pi. 8, fig. 1. 
Type locality: Paraguay, “near Asuncion.” Aberration. 
salurata Staudinger, [1885]: pi. 39, fig. [6] [as species]; [1866]: 104 [as variety]. 
Type locality: Haiti, Port-au-Prince; “Puerto Rico.” 
jatrophae variety jamaicensis Moschler, 1888: 27. 
Type locality: “Jamaica.” 
[jatrophae aberration “margarita” Oberthiir, 1896: 30, pi. 9, fig. 18. 
Type locality: Brasil, Bahia.] 
jatrophae subspecies luteipicta Fruhstorfer, 1907: 112. 
Type locality: “Honduras.” 
jatrophae variety pallida Kohler, 1923: 24, pi. 2, fig. 12. 
Type locality: Argentina, Misiones. 
jatrophae subspecies luteopicta Munroe, 1942: 2. 
Type locality: Honduras. Incorrect spelling, not available. 
jatrophae subspecies guantanamo Munroe, 1942: 2. 
Type locality: Cuba, Oriente, Guantanamo, San Carlos Estate. 
jatrophae subspecies semifusca Munroe, 1942: 3. 
Type locality: Puerto Rico, San Juan. 
jatrophae subspecies intermedia Munroe, 1942: 4. 
Type locality: “St. Croix.” 
The name Jatrophae (which may be a misnomer based on Merian’s [1705] 
erroneous larval foodplant association) has been attributed to Johansson, but we 
agree with Hodges (1971, p. 29-30) that authorship should properly be ascribed 
to Linnaeus. 
A. jatrophae has the widest geographic range of any species in the 
genus. Morphologically, it is distinctive in the combination of two 
veins crossing separately from R to Sc, and three veins branching 
from there to the costa (Figure 2). The male genitalia (Figure 3) are 
most similar to those of A. amathea and A. fatima, but have blunter 
and slightly asymmetrical valves. 
A. jatrophae has a distinctive appearance that sets it apart from 
the other species. The ground color of most of the wings is dirty 
white or light gray, with marginal and submarginal dull, rusty 
orange in some populations. The wings often have a pearly lustre, 
especially beneath. The pattern is quite complex and highly variable 
in the tone of pigmentation, distal ground color and expression of 
certain details. Besides the intricate series of dark lines, chevrons 
and lunules in the lighter field (better studied in the photographs 
then described), there are three characteristic postmedian dark 
spots: a large one in forewing cell Cul and others in hindwing cells 
Ml and Cul. 
The ventral surface is much lighter in ground color, and even 
more variable than the dorsum. There are often red-orange submar- 
