Speyeria hesperis capitanensis R. Holland, 1988 (Figure 46) Speyeria atlantis capitanensis R. Holland, 1988: 2. Speyeria hesperis capitanensis R. Holland [Scott et al. 1998]. Common name. Capitan Mountain fritillary. Type deposited. Holotype at American Museum of Natural History (Figure 46). Type locality. Padilla Point, crest of Capitan Ridge, Capitan Mountains, Lincoln County, New Mexico. Type label data. “ HOLOTYPE Speyeria atlantis capitanensis R. Holland; 10.VII.82 leg. RWH Padilla Pt. 9200’ crest of Capitan Mts. Lincoln Co., NM; Figured in Bulletin of the Allyn Museum Number 113 Fig. 2B + 4 Specimen 13664; 13664. RWH S. atlantis ssp”. Identification, taxonomy, and variation. This subspecies is intermediate phenotypically between S. h. nausicaa and S. h. dorothea, more closely resembling S. h. dorothea. Adult wingspan ranges from 60- 79 mm. Range. Capitan and Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico. Life history. I observed adults using roadside flowers for nectar and would use streams as flyways in the ... : Published as part of Dunford, James C., 2009, Taxonomic overview of the greater fritillary genus Speyeria Scudder and the atlantis - hesperis species complexes, with species accounts, type images, and relevant literature (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), pp. 1-74 in Insecta Mundi 2009 (90) on pages 43-44, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5352660 ...