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BMNH(E)500261

Classification
Scientific name: Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Nymphalis
Species: antiopa
Higher classification: Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Papilionoidea; Nymphalidae; Nymphalinae
Location
Locality: Castle Eden
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Durham
Decimal latitude: 54.7387
Decimal longitude: -1.3352
Verbatim latitude: 54 44 19 N
Verbatim longitude: 001 20 07 W
Collection event
Recorded by: Harrison
Collection date: 8 / 1912
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)500261
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Sub department: Lepidoptera
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:2883267
Preservative: Dry - mounted
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: d7e8cbab-297c-4e3b-a07f-1f3c97dd1ac7
Modified: 2026-05-19T10:13:24+00:00
Created: 2013-12-02T10:03:16+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2013-12-02T10:03:16+00:00
Last updated 2026-05-19T10:13:24+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb